SAMPLE Ethics in America

‭Introduction‬ ‭In‬‭the‬‭United‬‭States,‬‭the‬‭DSST‬‭Ethics‬‭in‬‭America‬‭exam‬‭is‬‭a‬‭college‬‭level‬‭test‬‭that‬‭is‬‭part‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Defense‬ ‭Activity‬ ‭for‬ ‭Non-Traditional‬ ‭Education‬ ‭Support‬ ‭(DANTES)‬ ‭program.‬ ‭The‬ ‭exam‬ ‭covers‬ ‭ethical‬ ‭issues‬ ‭in‬ ‭American‬‭history,‬‭culture,‬‭and‬‭society.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭designed‬‭to‬‭measure‬‭a‬‭test‬‭taker's‬‭knowledge‬‭of‬‭the‬‭history‬ ‭and principles of ethical thought and action in the United States.‬ ‭This‬‭study‬‭guide‬‭will‬‭help‬‭you‬‭to‬‭familiarize‬‭yourself‬‭with‬‭the‬‭terms‬‭you‬‭need‬‭to‬‭know‬‭for‬‭your‬‭exam.‬‭It‬‭is‬ ‭not‬‭a‬‭substitute‬‭for‬‭attending‬‭course‬‭classes,‬‭completing‬‭Moodle‬‭activities,‬‭and‬‭participating‬‭in‬‭practice‬ ‭exams.‬ ‭Exam Information‬

‭Contemporary Foundational Issues 15%‬ ‭15 Questions‬

‭●‬ ‭Relativism, Subjectivism, Determinism, and Free‬ ‭Will.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Relationship between morality and religion‬ ‭●‬ ‭Greek‬ ‭views:‬ ‭Thucydides,‬ ‭Socrates,‬ ‭Plato,‬ ‭Aristotle,‬ ‭Stoic, Epicureanism‬ ‭●‬ ‭Religious Traditions‬ ‭●‬ ‭Law‬‭and‬‭Justice:‬‭Epictetus,‬‭Aquinas,‬‭Hobbes,‬‭Locke,‬ ‭Rousseau,‬ ‭Jefferson,‬ ‭Kant,‬ ‭Royce,‬ ‭King,‬ ‭Rawls,‬ ‭Nozick‬ ‭●‬ ‭Consequentialist‬ ‭Ethics:‬ ‭Epicurus,‬ ‭Smith,‬ ‭Bentham,‬ ‭Mill, Rand‬ ‭●‬ ‭Feminist/Womanist Ethics: Gilligan, Nodding‬ ‭●‬ ‭Morality, relationships, and sexuality (e.g.,‬ ‭pornography, adultery, prostitution, LGBT)‬ ‭●‬ ‭Life‬ ‭and‬ ‭death‬ ‭issues‬ ‭(e.g.,‬ ‭abortion,‬ ‭euthanasia,‬ ‭suicide, assisted suicide)‬ ‭●‬ ‭Economic‬ ‭issues‬ ‭(inequality,‬ ‭poverty,‬ ‭equal‬ ‭opportunity commodification)‬ ‭●‬ ‭Civil rights (racism, affirmative action)‬ ‭●‬ ‭Punishment‬ ‭(e.g.,‬ ‭capital‬ ‭punishment,‬ ‭retributive‬ ‭justice)‬ ‭●‬ ‭War and peace (e.g., just war tradition)‬ ‭●‬ ‭Life centered and human centered ethics (e.g.,‬ ‭animals, environmental issues)‬ ‭●‬ ‭Hum‬ ‭an rights‬ ‭●‬ ‭Biomedical ethics (e.g., experimentation, embryonic‬ ‭stem cell research, human subjects, organ donation)‬

‭Ethical Traditions 35%‬ ‭35 Questions‬

‭Ethical Analysis of Real World Issues 50%‬ ‭50 Questions‬