Equality

Question 1

Name the inalienable rights

Answer 1

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Question 2

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948?

Answer 2

All human beings born free and equal in dignity and rights
Foundation of freedom, peace and justice
Humans are endowed with reason and conscience

Question 3

John Rawls 1st principle?

Answer 3

Each person to have equal rights to extensive system of basic liberties

Question 4

John Rawls 2nd principle?

Answer 4

Assumed inequality and therefore the benefits should run to the least advantaged

Question 5

What is the First Priority Rule?

Answer 5

Principles of justice are to be ranked in lexical order

Total equality is not always able to be achieved

Question 6

What is the 2nd Priority Rule?

Answer 6

Inequality of opportunity must enhance those with lesser opportunities

Question 7

When is civil disobedience justified?

Answer 7

If there are infringements on 1st POJ
Appeals to politicians in good faith have failed
If legal means of redress have been to no avail

Question 8

Define Social Contract Theory

Answer 8

The view that a person’s moral/ political obligations are dependent upon an contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live

Question 9

Examples of historical SCT

Answer 9

Socrates, Plato

Question 10

Examples of Modern SCT

Answer 10

Thomas Hobbes, John Locke

Question 11

Examples of Recent SCT

Answer 11

John Rawls, David Gautheir

Question 12

Name the criticisms of SCT

Answer 12

Feminist argument and race argument

Question 13

Jacinda Arden’s view on Equality

Answer 13

Equality for women, action on CC and recommitment to multilateralism
Collective action, liberalism, diplomacy and cooperation

Question 14

Trump’s view on Equality

Answer 14

Nationalism (protecting your own individual state)

Question 15

Real life example of a Social Contract

Answer 15

Taxes - citizens pay dues for mutual benefits

Question 16

Problem with taxes in America

Answer 16

Republican tax laws benefits large corporations and the rich (20% of the benefits go to the richest 1%)

Question 17

What is the Nature vs Nurture Equality debate?

Answer 17

We could use genetics to allocate resources to those most likely to be strongest/brightest to reduce waste

Question 18

Problem with NN idea

Answer 18

Will lead to selective breeding, it is elevating discrimination to a science