Unit 8 Key Words

Question 1

What does Decalogue mean?

Answer 1

The 10 commandments.

Question 2

What does Church mean?

Answer 2

The community of Christians.

Question 3

What does Conscience mean?

Answer 3

The inner feeling of what is right or wrong.

Question 4

What does Situation Ethics mean?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What does Human Rights mean?

Answer 5

The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled.

Question 6

What does Democratic Processes mean?

Answer 6

The ways in which all citizens can take part in Government.

Question 7

What does Electoral processes mean?

Answer 7

The ways in which voting is organised.

Question 8

What does Political Party mean?

Answer 8

A group which tries to be elected into power based upon its policies.

Question 9

What does Pressure Group mean?

Answer 9

A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue.

Question 10

What does Golden Rule mean?

Answer 10

The teaching of Jesus that people should treat others as you want to be treated.

Question 11

What does Social Change mean?

Answer 11

The way in which society has changed and is changing.

Question 12

What does Global Warming mean?

Answer 12

The increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere.

Question 13

What does Natural Resources mean?

Answer 13

Naturally occurring materials such as oil and fertile land used by humans.

Question 14

What does Conservation mean?

Answer 14

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.

Question 15

What does Creation mean?

Answer 15

The act of creating the universe or the universe that has been created.

Question 16

What does Environment mean?

Answer 16

The surroundings in which plants and animals depend on.

Question 17

What does Stewardship mean?

Answer 17

Looking after something so that it can be passed down to the next generation.

Question 18

What does artificial insemination mean?

Answer 18

Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.

Question 19

What does Embryo mean?

Answer 19

A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception.

Question 20

What does infertility mean?

Answer 20

Not being able to have children.

Question 21

What does In-vitro fertilisation mean?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What does Surrogacy mean?

Answer 22

An arrangement in which a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman.

Question 23

What does Organ Donation mean?

Answer 23

Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.

Question 24

What does Conflict Resolution mean?

Answer 24

Bringing a fight or a struggle to a peaceful conclusion.

Question 25

What does Bible mean?

Answer 25

The holy book of Christians.

Question 26

What does the United Nations mean?

Answer 26

An international body set up to promote peace and cooperation.

Question 27

What does Aggression mean?

Answer 27

Attacking without being provoked.

Question 28

What does Exploitation mean?

Answer 28

Taking advantage of a weaker group.

Question 29

What does Just War mean?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What does Pacifism mean?

Answer 30

The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.

Question 31

What does Weapons of Mass Destruction?

Answer 31

Weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people.

Question 32

What does Bullying mean?

Answer 32

Intimidating or frightening people weaker than yourself.

Question 33

What does Respect mean?

Answer 33

Treating a person or their feelings with consideration.

Question 34

What does forgiveness mean?

Answer 34

Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for their actions.

Question 35

What does Reconciliation mean?

Answer 35

Bringing together people who were opposed to each other.

Question 36

What does Crime mean?

Answer 36

An act against law.

Question 37

What does Judgement mean?

Answer 37

The act of judging people and their actions.

Question 38

What does Justice mean?

Answer 38

Due allocation of reward and the maintenance of what is right.

Question 39

What does law mean?

Answer 39

Rules made by parliament and enforced by courts.

Question 40

What does Capital Punishment mean?

Answer 40

The death penalty for a crime or offence.

Question 41

What does Deterrence mean?

Answer 41

The idea that punishment should be such of a nature that they will be put of community crimes.

Question 42

What does Rehabilitation mean?

Answer 42

Restore to normal life.

Question 43

What does Reform mean?

Answer 43

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

Question 44

What does Retribution mean?

Answer 44

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

Question 45

What does Sin mean?

Answer 45

An act against the will of God.

Question 46

What does Addiction mean?

Answer 46

A teacup ring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects.

Question 47

What does responsibility mean?

Answer 47

Being responsible for ones actions.