Part 2 Exam - Keywords

Question 0

Define: Church

Answer 0

The community of Christians ( small c = Christians place of worship)

Question 1

Define: bible

Answer 1

The holy book of Christians

Question 2

Define: conscience

Answer 2

An inner felling of rightness or wrongness of an action

Question 3

Define: Decalogue

Answer 3

The 10 commandments

Question 4

Define: democratic processes

Answer 4

The way in which all citizens can take part in government ( normally through voting)

Question 5

Define: electoral processes

Answer 5

The way in which voting is organised

Question 6

Define: the golden rule

Answer 6

The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like to be treated

Question 7

Define: Human rights

Answer 7

The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

Question 8

Define: political party

Answer 8

A group which tries to be elected in to power on the bases of its policies e.g ( labour and conservatives )

Question 9

Define: pressure group

Answer 9

A group formed to influence government policies n a particular issue.

Question 10

Define: situation ethics

Answer 10

The idea that Christians should base oral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do.

Question 11

Define: social change

Answer 11

The way on which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)

Question 12

Define: artificial inaemination

Answer 12

Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

Question 13

Define: conservation

Answer 13

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

Question 14

Define: creation

Answer 14

The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created

Question 15

Define:Embryo

Answer 15

A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks free conception

Question 16

Define: environment

Answer 16

The surrounding in which plants and animals live on and which they depend on

Question 17

Define: global warming

Answer 17

The increase in temperature of the earths atmosphere

Question 18

Define: infertility

Answer 18

Not being able to have children

Question 19

Define: in-vitro fertilisation

Answer 19

The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube

Question 20

Define: natural resources

Answer 20

Naturally occurring materials such a solid and fertile land, which can be used by humans

Question 21

Define: organ donation

Answer 21

Giving organs to be used in transplant

Question 22

Define: Stewardship

Answer 22

Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation

Question 23

Define: surrogacy

Answer 23

An arrangement whereby a women bears a child on behalf of another woman

Question 24

Define: aggression

Answer 24

Attacking without being provoked

Question 25

Define: bullying

Answer 25

Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself

Question 26

Define: conflict resolution

Answer 26

Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion

Question 27

Define: exploitation

Answer 27

Taking advantage of a weaker group

Question 28

Define: forgiveness

Answer 28

Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong

Question 29

Define: just war

Answer 29

A war which is fought for the right reasons and in the right way

Question 30

Define: pacifism

Answer 30

The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means

Question 31

Define: reconciliation

Answer 31

Bringing together people who were opposed to each other

Question 32

Define: respect

Answer 32

Treating a person or their feeling with consideration

Question 33

Define: the United Nations

Answer 33

An international body set up to promote world peace and co-operation

Question 34

Define: weapons of mass destruction

Answer 34

Weapons which can destroy large areas and number of people

Question 35

Define: world peace

Answer 35

The ending of war throughout the whole world

Question 36

Define: addiction

Answer 36

A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects

Question 37

Define: capital punishments

Answer 37

The death penalty for crime or an offence

Question 38

Define: crime

Answer 38

An act against the law

Question 39

Define: deterrence

Answer 39

The idea that punishment should be such a nature that they will be put off committing crimes

Question 40

Define: judgement

Answer 40

The act of judging people and their actions

Question 41

Define: justice

Answer 41

Due allocations of reward and punishment / the main tangency of what is right

Question 42

Define: law

Answer 42

Rules made by parliament and enforced by the courts

Question 43

Define: reform

Answer 43

The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again

Question 44

Define: rehabilitation

Answer 44

Restore to normal life

Question 45

Define: define responsibility

Answer 45

Being responsible for ones action

Question 46

Define: retribution

Answer 46

The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done

Question 47

Define: sin

Answer 47

An act against the will of god