Political Science Assignment: Exploring Ethics, Justice, and Society

This political science assignment addresses several key concepts in political philosophy and ethics. It begins with a true/false question about the Milgram experiment, designed to test conformity to peer pressure. Another question explores deindividuation in the context of the Milgram and Zimbardo experiments. The assignment then moves on to John Rawls' theory of justice, including the 'veil of ignorance' and the 'Difference Principle'. The assignment also delves into libertarianism, examining their views on taxation and government roles. The assignment concludes with a question about the principles of justice as outlined by Robert Nozick. This assignment provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts in political science, offering a good basis for understanding ethical theories and justice systems. This assignment helps students understand the concepts of ethics and justice in political science.

1)The Stanley Milgram electric shock experiment was designed to test the extent to
which individuals conform to peer group pressure.
Select one:
True
False
2) Which of the following psychological mechanisms from Milgram or Zimbardo’s
experiment explains how an individual experiences a loss of personal responsibility
for their behaviour in situations where he/she feels anonymous (e.g. when one is in a
crowd setting)?
Select one:
a. counter-anthropomorphism
b. dehumanization
c. binding factors
d. agentic shift
e. deindividuation
3)Rawls believes that to negotiate a fair system of governance we must all negotiate
from an original position of equality.
To get into this original position we must first imagine we are behind the veil of
Ignorance …………..
4)According to Rawls, the ‘Difference Principle’ means that any economic
inequalities are fully justified because they have emerged organically from voluntary
exchanges on the free market.
Select one:
True
False
5)Why do libertarians fundamentally disagree with taxing the rich to redistribute to
the poor?
Select one:
a. because it is economically unproductive
b. because it is pointless as the rich find ways of avoiding paying tax anyway
c. because it is a form of coercion and violates the idea of self-ownership

6)Pick one answer from below which a libertarian model would deem as being an
illegitimate government activity:
Select one:
a. enforcing contracts
b. protecting private property
c. laws requiring professionals to have occupational licences
d. maintaining social order.
7)As expressed by the libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick, there are three
principles of justice which if present lead to a just society.
They are
(1) justice as acquisition,
(2) Justice as transfer…
What is the last principle?
Answer
The Principle of rectification of justice ……….
8)Rawls theory of justice seeks to correct for morally arbitrary influences including
natural endowments like intelligence.
Select one:
True
False