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Question 0

Judgement

Answer 0

The act of judging people and their actions

Question 1

Crime

Answer 1

An act against the law

Question 2

Justice

Answer 2

Due allocation of reward and punishment / the maintenance of what is right

Question 3

Law

Answer 3

Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts

Question 4

Capital Punishment

Answer 4

The death penalty for a crime or offence

Question 5

Deterrence

Answer 5

The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing a crime

Question 6

Rehabilitation

Answer 6

Restore to normal life

Question 7

Reform

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Retribution

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Sin

Answer 9

An act against the will of God

Question 10

Addiction

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Responsibility

Answer 11

Being responsible for one’s actions

Question 12

Bible

Answer 12

The holy book of Christians

Question 13

Church

Answer 13

The community of Christians (with a small c it means a Christian place of worship)

Question 14

Conscience

Answer 14

An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action

Question 15

The Decalogue

Answer 15

The Ten Commandments

Question 16

Democratic processes

Answer 16

The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)

Question 17

Electoral processes

Answer 17

The ways in which voting is organised

Question 18

The Golden Rule

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Human rights

Answer 19

The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

Question 20

Political party

Answer 20

A group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies (e.g. Labour, Conservative)

Question 21

Pressure group

Answer 21

A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue

Question 22

Situation Ethics

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Social change

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Artificial insemination

Answer 24

Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

Question 25

Conservation

Answer 25

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

Question 26

Creation

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Embryo

Answer 27

A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception

Question 28

Environment

Answer 28

The surroundings in which plants and animals live on which they depend to live

Question 29

Global warming

Answer 29

The increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)

Question 30

Infertility

Answer 30

Not being able to have children

Question 31

In-vitro fertilisation

Answer 31

The method of fertilising a human egg in a test-tube

Question 32

Natural resources

Answer 32

Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans

Question 33

Organ donation

Answer 33

Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

Question 34

Stewardship

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Surrogacy

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Aggression

Answer 36

Attacking without being provoked

Question 37

Bullying

Answer 37

Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself

Question 38

Conflict resolution

Answer 38

Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion

Question 39

Exploitation

Answer 39

Taking advantage of a weaker group

Question 40

Forgiveness

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Just war

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Pacifism

Answer 42

The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means

Question 43

Reconciliation

Answer 43

Bringing together people who are opposed to each other

Question 44

Respect

Answer 44

Treating a person or their feelings with consideration

Question 45

The United Nations

Answer 45

An international body set up to promote world peace and cooperation

Question 46

Weapons of mass destruction

Answer 46

Weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people

Question 47

World Peace

Answer 47

The ending of war throughout the world (the basic aim of the United Nations)