Execution Teams Who Work at Prisons Tend to Deny Personal

question 128

Multiple Choice

Execution teams who work at prisons tend to deny personal responsibility for the executions and state that they are just following orders. Such justifications for taking a human life illustrate that when people obey authority they can __________.

• A) internally justify their actions
• B) externally justify their actions
• C) control the situation psychologically
• D) influence others to do so as well

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Definitions:

Labor Unions

Organizations formed by workers to protect their rights and interests, negotiate with employers over wages, benefits, and working conditions.

National Industrial Recovery Act

A 1933 U.S. law aimed at boosting economic growth during the Great Depression through industrial codes of fair competition and workers' right to unionize.

U.S. Legislation

Laws and statutes enacted by the legislative branch of the United States government.

Unionize

The process by which workers form or join a union to collectively negotiate with their employer over wages, benefits, and working conditions.