1) The word "justice" derives from the Latin. "jus" meaning? a) right or law b) morality c) something Lizzo blames it on  d) fair  2) Which classical Greek theorist is most associated with the "golden mean"? a) Aristotle b) Plato c) Socrates 3) Commutative justice is about a) distribution of resources b) virtue and vice c) resolving transport problems d) what is owed between individuals 4) What did Kant view as "prior" the "right" or the "good"? a) right b) good 5) Is utilitarianism a single theory of justice?  a) No b) Yes 6) How do utilitarians measure justice? a) Utility or welfare b) Money c) Non domination d) Liberty 7) Is utilitarianism consequentialist? a) Yes b) No 8) Did Bentham consider all types of pleasure to be equally valid? a) No b) Yes 9) Which party was ultimately successful at court in R v Cambridge Health Authority, ex p B? a) Defendant b) Applicant 10) Which judge said this: “The fact that we are now in the midst of the most serious public health emergency for a century is likely to accentuate the need for [clinical resource] decisions. The absence of evidence identifying a specific patient or patients who will be disadvantaged if MB remains where she is does not mean that such patients do not exist." a) Chamberlain J b) Laws LJ c) Lord Bingham d) Hayden J  e) Lady Hale 11) Is the commission of criminal offences by officials and agents of the state Security Service (MI5) lawful both as a matter of domestic public law, and also in accordance with the ECHR? a) No b) Yes 12) Which one of the following criteria does Rawls explicitly specify that a theory of justice must satisfy? a) Morality b) Due process c) Finality d) Equal distribution 13) What is the "original position" a) the state of nature b) pure equality c) a hypothetical device  14) Do individuals behind a "veil of ignorance" know anything at all about themselves? a) Yes b) No 15) Which of Rawls' two principles of justice is "lexically prior" to the other? a) The difference principle b) The principle of equal basic liberties 16) What role does Nozick think the state should play in a theory of justice? a) Tax and spend b) Protect all recognised human rights c) A protection racket 17) How would Nozick describe his theory of justice? a) Patterned b) Minimal c) Distributive d) Commutative e) Entitlement 18) What does Sandel think should be added to Rawls' theory of justice? a) Greater focus on community b) A third principle c) An international focus (global difference principle)

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