Which of the Following Principles of Ethical Decision Making Would

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following principles of ethical decision making would support the practice of "looking after number one"?

• A) the principle of long-term self-interest
• B) the principle of personal virtue
• C) a discretionary code of ethics
• D) a utilitarian code of ethics
• E) the equity principle

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Definitions:

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery in future states to the north of the 36°30' parallel.

1820

A year notable for various global events, including the Missouri Compromise in the United States, which allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Louisiana Purchase

A significant 1803 event where the United States purchased approximately 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River from France.

McCulloch V. Maryland

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1819 that established the federal government’s implied powers over the states.