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Which of the following statements is closest to the truth?


A) If one is an idealist, he or she must follow all an idealist believes.
B) If one is a pragmatist, he or she must follow all a pragmatist believes.
C) Once you are either an idealist or a pragmatist, you can never change.
D) Idealism and pragmatism may be viewed as endpoints on a continuum of beliefs.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Idealists advocate for the perfect version of a concept as they envision it in their mind.

A) True
B) False

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At which level of Kohleberg's stages of moral decisions does an individual advocate for rights and values through the democratic process?


A) Postconventional
B) Preconventional
C) Conventional
D) All of the above.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following about morality is true?


A) Does not assume that there is a master list of moral or immoral actions against which all others are judged.
B) Refers to commonly accepted rules of conduct, patterns of behavior approved by a social group, and values and standards shared by the group.
C) Consists of beliefs about what is good and right held by a community with a shared history.
D) All of the above.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A society without police, courts, and prisons would operate in a state of nature, a free-for-all environment in which there is little order. This is a possible outcome if there were no criminal justice system.

A) True
B) False

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How would a pragmatist view the notion of private prisons?


A) The pragmatist would first want to study the private prisons, in practice, using data to draw conclusions about it.
B) The pragmatist would oppose private prisons because the government had not accepted full responsibility for punishment..
C) The pragmatist would support the use of private prisons because they support the rule of law.
D) The pragmatist would be unwilling to consider the use of private prisons.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Talk About: -Self

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This repre...

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The second step in the scientific five-step method for solving problems is locating, defining, and analyzing the problem.

A) True
B) False

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Talk About: -Thomas Hobbes

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In describing a state of natur...

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Talk About: -Social contract theory

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This is a metaphorical agreeme...

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Talk About: -Harmony

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The idea that when t...

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Talk About: -Fixation of belief

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Charles Sa...

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The main goal of prisons is to reduce crime. A pragmatist would view this as


A) The goals of the system are important, but equally important is information and evidence about how the system actually works.
B) The goal is the one and only concern.
C) What happens inside the prison does not matter.
D) All of the above.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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