Ethics: 10- Religion, Peace And Justice

Question 1

War

Answer 1

When two countries attempt to resolve an issue through fighting

Question 2

Peace

Answer 2

A situation where there is no war or violence between countries or societies

Question 3

Crime

Answer 3

An activity that breaks the criminal law of the country in which you are in

Question 4

Punishment

Answer 4

Something done to a wrongdoer or convicted criminal

Question 5

Capital punishment

Answer 5

Using death as a punishment for a crime, also called the death penalty

Question 6

Execution

Answer 6

The judicial killing of a convicted criminal

Question 7

Judicial

Answer 7

Something done by/ with the support of the law of a country as part of its process of trial and punishment

Question 8

Retribution

Answer 8

Doing to the criminal what they did to someone else

Question 9

Protection

Answer 9

Taking action to protect society for the criminal’s anti-social behaviour

Question 10

Deterrence

Answer 10

A punishment designed to put other people from committing the same crime

Question 11

Reform

Answer 11

A punishment to help the criminal become a responsible member of society once their punishment is over

Question 12

Reperation

Answer 12

Where the criminal makes amends and pays the victim or society back for what they did

Question 13

Vindication

Answer 13

A punishment which demonstrates the need to respect the law and the justice of punishment

Question 14

Justice

Answer 14

The idea that everyone is treated as equals before the law, the idea that the law will treat everyone as they deserve

Question 15

Pacifism

Answer 15

The idea that violence is wrong

Question 16

Absolute pacifism

Answer 16

The idea that violence is always wrong, even if it is in self- defence or for a cause most people would consider justifiable

Question 17

Conditional pacifism

Answer 17

The idea that although violence is always wrong in principle it is sometimes unavoidable (self defence)