Political Ethics: Representing the Electorate

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1. Politicl ethical dilemas can occur becasue there
  a. are limited resources
  b. are unlimited resources
  c. is perfection
  d. I cannot tell.
2. Negative campaigning
  a. always helps the candidate win
  b. sometimes backfires
  c. rarely occurs
  d. all of the above
3. Political corruption occurs when a political actor
  a. accepts campaign donations
  b. puts himself above the law
  c. is rich
  d. all of the above
4. Politics is where there can be
  a. constructive debate
  b. corruption
  c. violence
  d. all of the above
5. Political ethics is the same as social ethics.
  a. True
  b. False
6. Acting in the interst of one's political community is
  a. deontological
  b. anti-relativistic
  c. responsible governing
  d. all of the above
7. Citizen ballot initiatives
  a. give citizens lawmaking power
  b. exist in every state
  c. never result in something good
  d. all of the above
8. A thinker who emphasized political participation was
  a. Plato
  b. Aristotle
  c. both of the above
9. Responsible citizens
  a. serve on juries
  b. express political viewpoints
  c. both of the above
10. Political ethical dilemmas can occur on issues dealing with funding of
  a. abortion
  b. gun control programs
  c. AIDs testing programs
  d. all of the above
11. Political participation is
  a. rarely practiced
  b. very important
  c. done in four ways
  d. all of the above
12. Political ethics has to do with
  a. action
  b. political leaders
  c. citizens
  d. all of the above