Week 6 Quiz 5

Front 1

Although Rawls' two principles of justice and his three stages are in hierarchical order, Rawls still recognizes that there can and will be amendments, clarifications and additions that willcome about through the process of reflective-equilibrium.

Back 1

True

Front 2

As the veil of ignorance thins, the additive constraints of the plitical framework decreeases.

Back 2

False

Front 3

For Rawls, ethical questions that are "public" are usually political.

Back 3

True

Front 4

How does Rawls define "rational"?

Back 4

-ability to form, revise,or pursue one's good

Front 5

How does Rawls define the "resonalble"?

Back 5

-ability to get along with others

Front 6

John Rawls "theory of justice " describes a hypothetical society not an actual society.

Back 6

True

Front 7

Match the three stages of the political framework with their respective responsibilities.

Back 7

Constitutional=Specify/balnace rights
Legislative Stage=Specify/balance distributive aspects-second principle of justice
Judicial=Apply framework to actual situations

Front 8

Rawls distribution priciple results, necessarily, in an egalitarian social structure.

Back 8

False

Front 9

Rawls hypothetical scenario in which representatives of this society are put behind a veil of ignorance in which all the know is that its citizens are rational and reasonable is called what?

Back 9

The original position

Front 10

Rawls' political framework is composed of the constitutional stage, legislative stage, and judicial stage.

Back 10

True

Front 11

Rawls' believes that his "theory of justice" is the only fair political system that can be constructed.

Back 11

False

Front 12

Rawls' theory is designed primarily for political questions and then primarily only with the political framework, not personal moral issues.

Back 12

True

Front 13

The first principle of justice comes about by:

Back 13

Looking ar what rights and liberties have historically worked well for democracy.
Intuitions.
Trial and error.

Front 14

The goal or end of Raels' political framework is to create a structure that will insure that all citizens have the basic goods that would be necessary for the continuation or develepment of their rational and reasonable states.

Back 14

True

Front 15

The hierarchical ordering is a protective mechanism that makes sure that the basic rights and liberties that are the necessary "goods" for the develepment of rational and reasonable citizens are not infringed upon.

Back 15

True

Front 16

The thinning of the veil of ignorance is essential as the situations become more and more specific at each successive stage and therefore more knoweledge is required.

Back 16

True

Front 17

What are Rawls' two principles of justice?

Back 17

The basic rights and liberties, and fair distribution of "social goods".

Front 18

What does the veil of ignorance accomplish for Rawls?

Back 18

Ability to be an impartial and disinterested agent, i.e.,fair.

Front 19

Which of the following abides by the maximin principle?

Back 19

Distribution principle.