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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: The Role of Ethics and Morality in Politics

1.1: What Does Ethics Mean?

1.2: Ethical Oversight in Domestic Politics

1.3: Ethical Oversight in International Politics

Unit 2: Theoretical Frameworks for Ethical Analysis

2.1: Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks

2.2: Virtue Ethics

2.3: Deontology

2.4: The Utilitarian Approach

Unit 3: Individual Liberty, Public Safety, and Immigration

3.1: Individual Liberty

3.2: Freedom of Speech and the Press

3.3: Punishment of Criminal Offenders and the Criminal Justice System

3.4: The Second Amendment

3.5: Illegal Immigration

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Income Equality, Equal Employment, and Affirmative Action

4.1: Income Equality

4.2: Equal Employment Opportunity

4.3: Affirmative Action

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Care for the Poor, Sick, Elderly, and Infirm

5.1: Social Security and Health Insurance

5.2: Poverty in America

5.3: Dilemmas Involving Illness and Infirmity

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: Policies Regarding Families and Personal Relationships

6.1: Marriage and Other Consensual Adult Relationships

6.2: Parent/Child Relationships

6.3: Contraception and Abortion

Unit 7: National Security and Foreign Relations

7.1: Combat and Intelligence Operation Tactics

7.2: Ethics and Foreign Relations

7.3: Foreign Trade and Economic Development

7.4: Military Intervention

Unit 7 Assessment

Study Guide

Certificate Final Exam

Course Feedback Survey

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