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• 1.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S. J. and Michael J. Meyer's: “What Is Ethics?”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J. and Michael J. Meyer's: “What Is Ethics?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
  
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 1.1 Reading: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader

  Link: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, scroll down, and read Part I, Chapters 1­–6. You will be using this open textbook throughout the course, so you may want to bookmark it for easy reference.
   
  This reading should take approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 1.2 Reading: Pfeiffer University: Max Weber’s “Politics as a Vocation”

  Link: Pfeiffer University: Max Weber’s “Politics as a Vocation” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire webpage.
   
  Reading and note-taking should take approximately 4 hours to complete.
   
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• 1.2 Reading: Wright State University: “U.S. Government Ethics Standards”

  Link: Wright State University: “U.S. Government Ethics Standards” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page. You need only read the “Introduction” for an overview of Executive Order 12731.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 1.2 Reading: U.S. Government Accountability Office: “About GAO”

  Link: U.S. Government Accountability Office: “About GAO” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the overview of the U.S.Government Accountability Office.
  
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 1.3 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Michael Blake’s “International Justice”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Michael Blake’s “International Justice” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article.
   
  Reading and note-taking should take approximately 3 hours to complete.
   
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• 1.3 Reading: U.S. State Department: “Human Rights in Brief”

  Link: U.S. State Department: “Human Rights in Brief” (HTML or PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, scroll down, and click on the links to read Chapters 1–4.  You will be using this open textbook throughout the course, so you may want to bookmark it for easy reference.  You can also select the “View PDF” option (Chapters 1-4 are on pages 1-27). 
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 1.3 Reading: The United Nations' “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights”

  Link: The United Nations' “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
  
  Studying this document should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 1.3 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: James Nickel’s “Human Rights”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: James Nickel’s “Human Rights” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the article for a general discussion on human rights as well as international human rights laws and organizations.
   
  Reading and note-taking should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 2.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “A Framework for Thinking Ethically”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.  In this article, you will learn about the five approaches to ethical standards: Utilitarian Approach, Rights Approach, Fairness and Justice Approach, Common Good Approach, and Virtue Approach. 
   
  This reading should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.2 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S. J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “The Common Good”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michael J. Meyer’s “The Common Good” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.2 Reading: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s "Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader"

  Link: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s "Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader" (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, scroll down, and read Part III, Chapter 16.  You will be using this open textbook throughout the course, so you may want to bookmark it for easy reference.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.2 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Daniel Bell’s “Communitarianism”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Daniel Bell’s  "Communitarianism” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.3 Reading: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s “Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader”

  Link: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s “Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, scroll down, and click on the links to and read Part IV, Chapters 18–22.  You will be using this open textbook throughout the course, so you may want to bookmark it for easy reference.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 2.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Justice and Fairness”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Justice and Fairness” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S. J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Ethical Relativism”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Ethical Relativism” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the brief article on ethical relativism.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.4 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong’s “Consequentialism”

  Link: Stanford Enclyclopedia of Philosophy: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong’s “Consequentialism” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article on the approach in which consequences matter in decision-making.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 2.4 Reading: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s “Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader”

  Link: Lander University: Lee Archie and John G. Archie’s “Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, scroll down, and select the link to and read Part V, Chapter 25.  You will be using this open textbook throughout the course, so you may want to bookmark it for easy reference.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.4 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S. J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Calculating Consequences: The Utilitarian Approach to Ethics”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Calculating Consequences: The Utilitarian Approach to Ethics” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article on the Utilitarian Approach.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.4 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from Jeremy Bentham’s “Principles of Morals and Legislation (1780)”

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from Jeremy Bentham’s “Principles of Morals and Legislation (1780)” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the excerpt from Jeremy Bentham.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 2.4 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from J. S. Mill’s “Utilitarianism (1863)”

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from J.S. Mill’s “Utilitarianism (1863)” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the excerpt from John Stuart Mill.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 2.5 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S. J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Ethics and Virtue”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Ethics and Virtue” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.5 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Steven Wall’s “Perfectionism in Moral and Political Philosophy”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Steven Wall’s “Perfectionism in Moral and Political Philosophy”
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 2.6 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S. J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Rights”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J. and Michael J. Meyer’s “Rights” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article. 
   
  Reading and note-taking should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 2.6 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from Immanuel Kant’s “Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals”

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from Immanuel Kant’s “Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the excerpt from Immanuel Kant.
  
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 3.1 Reading: Stanford Encylcopedia of Philosophy: Gerald Gaus and Shane D. Courtland’s “Liberalism”

  Link: Stanford Encylcopedia of Philosophy: Gerald Gaus and Shane D. Courtland’s “Liberalism” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the article that focuses on several debates on liberalism.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 3.1 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Henry Cohen’s “Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Henry Cohen’s “Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire article (39 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
  Terms of Use: This material is available in the public domain. 

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• 3.1 Reading: The Electronic Journal of Communication: Paula Tompkins’ “Exploring the Tension between the First Amendment and Ethics in the Case of ‘Outing’”

  Link: The Electronic Journal of Communication: Paula Tompkins’ “Exploring the Tension between the First Amendment and Ethics in the Case of ‘Outing’” (HTML)
  
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete. 
   
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• 3.1 Reading: Cornell University Law School: Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)

  Link: Cornell University Law School: Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the case.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 3.1 Reading: Educatorpages.com: Scott Felsenthal’s “Profanity and the First Amendment”

  Link: Educatorpages.com: Scott Felsenthal’s “Profanity and the First Amendment” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
  
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.  
   
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• 3.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: William J. Krause’s “Gun Control Legislation”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: William J. Krause’s “Gun Control Legislation” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire article (84 pages).
  
  This reading should take approximately 4 hours to complete.
   
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• 3.2 Reading: Everyday Ethics: Elijah Weber’s “Issues in a Liberal Society: Gun Control”

  Link: Everyday Ethics: Elijah Weber’s “Issues in a Liberal Society: Gun Control” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 3.3 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and each of its linked questions pertaining to the death penalty.
  
  Studying this controversial debate should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 3.3 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Should Felons Be Allowed to Vote?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Should Felons BeAllowed to Vote?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and each of its linked questions pertaining to allowing felons to vote after they have served their terms of punishment.
   
  Studying this controversial debate should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 3.4 Reading: Drug Enforcement Agency: “Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization”

  Link: Drug Enforcement Agency: “Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Read this article.
   
  Reading this article should take approximately 45 minutes.
  
  Terms of Use: This resource is in the public domain.

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• 3.5 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Andorra Bruno’s “Unauthorized Aliens in the United States”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Andorra Bruno’s “Unauthorized Aliens in the United States” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF, and read the entire document (26 pages) on the issue of illegal immigration in the United States.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete.
   
  Terms of Use: This material is available in the public domain.

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• 3.5 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Christopher Heath Wellman’s “Immigration”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Christopher Heath Wellman’s “Immigration” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article that addresses several sides of the topic of immigration.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 3.5 Reading: ProCon.org’s “What Are the Solutions to Illegal Immigration in America?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “What Are the Solutions to Illegal Immigration in America?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and each of its linked questions pertaining to the scope of issues regarding illegal immigration and possible solutions to these problems.
   
  Studying this issue should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 4.1 Reading: Principles of Economics: “Chapter 15, Section 2 and Chapter 19, Section 1”

  Links: Principles of Economics: “Chapter 15, Section 2 and Chapter 19, Section 1” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Read these sections.  Attempt the “Try It” problems at the end of each reading, and then check your solutions with the Answer Key at the end of the page.
   
  These readings and exercises should take approximately 1 hour to complete.  
  
  Terms of Use: The text was adapted by The Saylor Foundation under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work's original creator or licensee.

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• 4.1 Reading: Cornell University Law School: Legal Information Institute’s “Income Tax Law: An Overview”

  Link: Cornell University Law School: Legal Information Institute’s “Income Tax Law: An Overview” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 4.1 Reading: Internal Revenue Service’s “Comparing Regressive, Progressive, and Proportional Taxes”

  Link: Internal Revenue Service’s “Comparing Regressive, Progressive, and Proportional Taxes” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire text (5 pages).
   
  This brief reading should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
   
  Terms of Use: This material is available in the public domain. 

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• 4.1 Reading: Congressional Research Service: James M. Bickley’s “Tax Reform: An Overview of Proposals in the 112th Congress”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: James M. Bickley’s “Tax Reform: An Overview of Proposals in the 112th Congress” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, click on the PDF download icon at the top of the page to download the report, and read the entire text (11 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 4.2 Reading: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Laws and Guidance”

  Link: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Laws and Guidance” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and click on hyperlinked content to access and read it.
   
  You should dedicate approximately 30 minutes to studying this resource.
   
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• 4.2 Reading: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act”

  Link: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.        
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 4.2 Reading: Cornell University Law School: Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971)

  Link: Cornell University Law School: Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the case.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 4.2 Reading: The Journal of the American Dental Association: Peter Sfikas’s “State Law, Public Policy and Discrimination”

  Link: The Journal of the American Dental Association: Peter Sfikas’s “State Law, Public Policy and Discrimination” (HTML or PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.  You can access the PDF from the “Full Text (PDF)” link to the right of the article.  Please note that you may need to sign up as a nonmember subscriber in order to view this resource.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 4.2 Reading: Anti-Defamation League’s “Religious Accommodation in the Workplace: Your Rights and Obligations”

  Link: Anti-Defamation League’s “Religious Accommodation in the Workplace: Your Rights and Obligations” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 4.3 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Robert Fullinwider’s “Affirmative Action”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Robert Fullinwider’s “Affirmative Action” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 4.3 Reading: U.S. Department of Labor’s “Affirmative Action”

  Link: U.S. Department of Labor’s “Affirmative Action” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and click on hyperlinked content to access and read it.
   
  Studying the topic of affirmative action through this resource should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 4.3 Reading: UnderstandingPrejudice.org: S. Plouse’s “Ten Myths about Affirmative Action”

  Link: UnderstandingPrejudice.org: S. Plouse’s “Ten Myths about Affirmative Action” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 4.3 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from Aristotle’s “The Politics”

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Excerpt from Aristotle’s “The Politics” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the excerpt from Aristotle.
  
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 4.3 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Hopwood v. State (1996)

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Hopwood v. State (1996) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read case of Hopwood v. State (1996).
  
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 4.3 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the case of Grutter v. Bollinger (2003).
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.1 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Julian Lamont and Christi Favor’s “Distributive Justice”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Julian Lamont and Christi Favor’s “Distributive Justice” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article on distributive justice.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 5.1 Reading: The U.S. Social Security Administration’s “Historical Background and Development of Social Security”

  Link: The U.S. Social Security Administration’s “Historical Background and Development of Social Security” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.1 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Should Social Security Be Privatized?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Should Social Security Be Privatized?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and each of its linked questions pertaining tothe privatization of social security.
   
  Studying this resource should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.1 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Should All Americans Have the Right (be Entitled) to Health Care?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Should All Americans Have the Right (be Entitled) to Health Care?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and each of its linked questions pertaining to health care.
   
  Studying this resource should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.1 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Are the March 2010 Federal Health Care Reform Laws Good for America?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Are the March 2010 Federal Health Care Reform Laws Good for America?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and each of its linked questions pertaining to health care reform.
   
  Studying this resource should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.2 Reading: The U.S. Census Bureau: “Poverty”

  Link: The U.S.Census Bureau: “Poverty” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and click the links to the following articles and reports to read about the impact of poverty in America:

  • Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty 2004–2006 (32 pages)
  • Poverty: 2008 and 2009 American Community Survey (ACSBR/09-01) [PDF–234k] (5 pages)

   
  Reading these articles and reports should take approximatley 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 5.2 Reading: Penn State University: “Poverty in America: One Nation, Pulling Apart”

  Link: Penn State University: “Poverty in America: One Nation, Pulling Apart” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read each of the brief articles on the page.
   
  This reading should take approximatley 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 5.2 Reading: Politics and Society: Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson’s “Winner-Take-All Politics: Public Policy, Political Organization, and the Precipitous Rise of Top Incomes in the United States”

  Link: Politics and Society: Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson’s “Winner-Take-All Politics: Public Policy, Political Organization, and the Precipitous Rise of Top Incomes in the United States” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, select the “Full Text PDF” link after the title, and read the article by Hacker and Pierson (54 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.3 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and each of its linked questions pertaining to physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia.
   
  Studying this resource should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.3 Reading: PsychRights.Org: Alicia Curtis’s “Involuntary Commitment”

  Link: PsychRights.Org: Alicia Curtis’s “Involuntary Commitment” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
  
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 5.3 Reading: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans’ Background and Statistics

  Link: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans’ Background and Statistics (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire webpage that provides statistics on homeless veterans.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 6.1 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Christman’s “Autonomy in Moral and Political Philosophy”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Christman’s “Autonomy in Moral and Political Philosophy” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article on the concept of autonomy in philosophy and politics.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 6.1 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (2003)

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (2003) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read C.J. Marshall’s opinion on the Goodridge v. Department of Public Health tried at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 6.1 Reading: U.S. Supreme Court: Loving v. Virginia (1967)

  Link: U.S. Supreme Court: Loving v. Virginia (1967) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read Justice Warren’s opinion of the Loving v. Virginia case about granting marriages based on racial classifications.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 6.1 Reading: U.S. Supreme Court: Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)

  Link: U.S.Supreme Court: Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) (HTML or PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read Justice Kennedy’s opinion on the Lawrence v. Texas case about whether same-sex intimate acts should be illegal.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 6.1 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Alison M. Smith’s “Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Alison M. Smith’s “Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire text (18 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 6.1 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Should Gay Marriage be Legal?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Should Gay Marriage be Legal?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the articleand the linked questions pertaining to the legality of gay marriage.
   
  You should dedicate approximately 30 minutes to studying this resource.
   
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• 6.2 Reading: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: “In the Matter of Baby ‘M’ (1988)”

  Link: Harvard University: Justice with Michael Sandel: “In the Matter of Baby ‘M’ (1988)” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read C.J. Willentz’s opinion on the case of baby “M.”
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 6.2 Reading: Speagle v. Seitz, 345 NC 525 (2001)

  Link: Speagle v. Seitz, 345 NC 525 (2001) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the Supreme Court of North Carolina’s case on parental rights.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 6.2 Reading: UNC Greensboro: Jane E. Myers’ “Grandparents Affected by Parental Divorce: A Population at Risk?”

  Link: UNC Greensboro: Jane E. Myers’ “Grandparents Affected by Parental Divorce: A Population at Risk?” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, click on the PDF logo to download the file, and read the article (5 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 6.2 Reading: Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: Grayce P. Storey’s “Ethical Problems Surrounding Surrogate Motherhood”

  Link: Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: Grayce P. Storey’s “Ethical Problems Surrounding Surrogate Motherhood” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 6.3 Reading: U.S. Supreme Court: Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)

  Link: U.S. Supreme Court: Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965) (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the Supreme Court case about the issue of contraception being illegal.
   
  This reading should take less than 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 6.3 Reading: ProCon.Org’s “Should Abortion Be Legal?”

  Link: ProCon.Org’s “Should Abortion Be Legal?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article and linked questions on the controversial issue of the legality of abortion.
   
  You should dedicate approximately 30 minutes studying this resource.
   
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• 7.1 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: C.A.J. Coady’s “The Problem of Dirty Hands”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: C.A.J. Coady’s “The Problem of Dirty Hands” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 7.1 Reading: BBC’s “Ethics of War”

  Link: BBC’s “Ethics of War” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, click “expand all,” then click and read through each of the links on the page.
   
  You should spend approximately 2 hours studying this resource.
   
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• 7.1 Reading: International Court of Justice’s “Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict”

  Link: International Court of Justice’s “Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the opinion.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 7.1 Reading: International Committee of the Red Cross: Michael N. Schmitt’s “Precision Attack and International Humanitarian Law”

  Link: International Committee of the Red Cross: Michael N. Schmitt’s “Precision Attack and International Humanitarian Law” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, click the PDF icon to download the file, and read the article (22 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 7.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia’s “Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia’s “Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to download the PDF file, and read the entire text (57 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 3 hours to complete.
   
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• 7.2 Reading: U.S. Supreme Court: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006)

  Link: U.S.Supreme Court: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006) (HTML or PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the case.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 7.2 Reading: The Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine: Abraham L. Halpern, John H. Halpern, and Sean B Doherty’s “‘Enhanced’ Interrogation of Detainees: Do Psychologists and Psychiatrists Participate?”

  Link: The Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine: Abraham L.Halpern, John H.Halpern, and Sean B Doherty’s “‘Enhanced’ Interrogation of Detainees: Do Psychologists and Psychiatrists Participate?” (HTML or PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article (11 pages).  You can access the PDF version under “Viewing Options” on the right hand side.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 7.2 Reading: University of San Diego: Dr. Martin L. Cook’s “Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare”

  Link: University of San Diego: Dr. Martin L. Cook’s “Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article on ethical issue of a “war against terrorism.”
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 7.2 Reading: University of San Diego: Dr. Peter Simpson’s “The War on Terrorism: Its Moral Justification and Limits”

  Link: University of San Diego: Dr. Peter Simpson’s “The War on Terrorism: Its Moral Justification and Limits” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article about the morality of the “war against terrorism.”
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 7.3 Reading: Congressional Research Service: David F. Burrelli and Jody Feder’s “Homosexuals and the U.S. Military: Current Issues”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: David F. Burrelli and Jody Feder’s “Homosexuals and the U.S. Military: Current Issues” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (36 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 8.1 Reading: The Foreign Policy Association’s “How U.S. Foreign Policy Is Made”

  Link: The Foreign Policy Association’s “How U.S. Foreign Policy Is Made” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read this brief overview of U.S. foreign policy-making.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 8.1 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Brian Orend’s “War”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Brian Orend’s “War” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read this entire article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 8.1 Reading: International Media Argument Project: Craig Hayden’s “Do Ethics Trump Foreign Policy Goals in Public Diplomacy?”

  Link: International Media Argument Project: Craig Hayden’s “Do Ethics Trump Foreign Policy Goals in Public Diplomacy?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
  
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 8.1 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Luisa Blanchfield’s “The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): Issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Luisa Blanchfield’s “The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): Issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the report (29 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 8.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Curt Tarnoff and Marian Leonardo Lawson’s “Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Curt Tarnoff and Marian Leonardo Lawson’s “Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (37 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 8.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: William H. Cooper’s “Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: William H. Cooper’s “Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (19 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 8.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Luisa Blanchfield and Marian Leonardo Lawson’s “The Millennium Development Goals: The September 2010 U.N. High-Level Meeting”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Luisa Blanchfield and Marian Leonardo Lawson’s “The Millennium Development Goals: The September 2010 U.N. High-Level Meeting” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (21 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximatley 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 8.3 Reading: U.S. State Department’s “Human Rights in Brief”

  Link: U.S. State Department’s “Human Rights in Brief” (HTML or PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, scroll down, and click on the links to and read Chapters 5–7.  You can choose the “View PDF” link on the above page to view the reading in PDF format.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 8.3 Reading: PBS: Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Nicholas Fotion’s “No Good Comes from Not Intervening”

  Link: PBS: Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Nicholas Fotion’s “No Good Comes from Not Intervening” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article/interview transcript.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.1 Reading: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Alan Wertheimer’s “Exploitation”

  Link: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Alan Wertheimer’s “Exploitation” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
  
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• 9.1 Reading: ProCon.org’s “Should the Big Three Car Manufacturers Be Bailed Out by the US Government?”

  Link: ProCon.org’s “Should the Big Three Car Manufacturers Be Bailed Out by the US Government?” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read each of its linked articles pertaining to the federal government bailout of auto manufacturers.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.1 Reading: Seeking Alpha: Tom Armistead’s “Jungle Ethics Financialism vs. Free Market Capitalism”

  Link: Seeking Alpha: Tom Armistead’s “Jungle Ethics Financialism vs. Free Market Capitalism” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Daniel Klein’s “How Trust Is Achieved in Free Markets”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Daniel Klein’s “How Trust Is Achieved in Free Markets” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.1 Reading: Congressional Research Service: John R. Thomas’s “The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: John R. Thomas’s “The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (18 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 9.1 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Renée Johnson’s “Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Renée Johnson’s “Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (26 pages).
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.2 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “The Ethics and Politics of Search Engines”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “The Ethics and Politics of Search Engines” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 9.2 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “Unavoidable Ethical Questions about Social Networking”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “Unavoidable Ethical Questions about Social Networking” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.2 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Joseph Westfall’s “Cybersmut”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Joseph Westfall’s “Cybersmut” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
  
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.2 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Joseph Westfall’s “Privacy: Electronic Information and the Individual”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Joseph Westfall’s “Privacy: Electronic Information and the Individual” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.2 Reading: PBS.org: Bill Moyers’ “Net Neutrality”

  Link: PBS.org: Bill Moyers’ “Net Neutrality” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the brief text.  You may also watch the video if you would like.
   
  This reading and video should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Brenda Everling’s “Evolving Vaccine Trials: Adaptive Informed Consent in the Global Context”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Brenda Everling’s “Evolving Vaccine Trials: Adaptive Informed Consent in the Global Context” (PDF and HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, read the article, and click “View the Presentation” to download and review a PowerPoint presentation that illustrates issues involving vaccines and public policy.
   
  Reading, viewing the presentation, and taking notes should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Karen Peterson– Iyer’s “Pharmacogenomics, Ethics, and Public Policy”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Karen Peterson–Iyer’s “Pharmacogenomics, Ethics, and Public Policy” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Margaret R. McLean’s “The Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Margaret R. McLean’s “The Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Margaret R. McLean’s “What We Know Outstrips What We Can Do”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Margaret R. McLean’s “What We Know Outstrips What We Can Do” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
  
  Reading and taking notes should take approximatley 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Sally Lehrman’s “IPS Stem Cells: New Ethical Quandaries”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Sally Lehrman’s “IPS Stem Cells: New Ethical Quandaries” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximatley 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Lawrence J. Nelson’s “A Brief Case for the Moral Permissibility of Stem Cell Research”

  Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Lawrence J. Nelson’s “A Brief Case for the Moral Permissibility of Stem Cell Research” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Robin K. Sterns’ “Double or Nothing”

  Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Robin K. Sterns’ “Double or Nothing” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Henry T. Greely’s “Neuroethics: The Neuroscience Revolution, Ethics, and the Law”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Henry T. Greely’s “Neuroethics: The Neuroscience Revolution, Ethics, and the Law” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 9.3 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Kathleen S. Swendiman’s Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Kathleen S. Swendiman’s Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (12 pages).
  
  Reading and note-taking should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• Reading: The Saylor Foundation’s “Draft a Policy Memo: Science, Technology, and Commerce”

  Link: The Saylor Foundation’s “Draft a Policy Memo: Science, Technology, and Commerce” (PDF)
  
  Instructions: Click on the link above to download the PDF of the assessment.  For this assessment, you will draft a 1- to 2-page memo based on the prompts and instructions contained in the assignment. Once you have done so, download the Saylor Foundation’s “Guide to Responding to Draft a Policy Memo: Science, Technology, and Commerce” (PDF) to grade yourself according to the accompanying grading rubric.
  
  This assessment should take approximately 2 hours to complete.

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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Introduction to Government Ethics”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Introduction to Government Ethics” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article. 
   
  This brief introduction should take less than 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Whistle Blowing in the Public Sector”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Whistle Blowing in the Public Sector” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
  
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Favoritism, Cronyism, and Nepotism”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Favoritism, Cronyism, and Nepotism” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “The Personal Lives of Public Officials”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “The Personal Lives of Public Officials” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Lobbying Ethics”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Lobbying Ethics” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.            
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Gifts and Bribes”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman’s “Gifts and Bribes” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “New Unavoidable Ethical Dilemmas for Elected Officials”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ “New Unavoidable Ethical Dilemmas for Elected Officials” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.1 Reading: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Miriam Schulman’s “Thinking Ethically about Government Pensions”

  Link: Santa Clara University: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Miriam Schulman’s “Thinking Ethically about Government Pensions” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the article.
   
  This reading should take less than 15 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.2 Reading: Opensecrets.org: The Center for Responsive Politics’ “Ten Things You Should Know”

  Link: Opensecrets.org: The Center for Responsive Politics’ “Ten Things You Should Know” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the article.  You must click the arrow in the top-right area to navigate through all ten webpages.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.2 Reading: Washington Post: Robert O’Harrow Jr., Kimberly Kindy, and Dan Keating’s “Rise in Stock Ownership among Lawmakers Brings Ethics Concerns”

  Link: Washington Post: Robert O’Harrow Jr., Kimberly Kindy, and Dan Keating’s “Rise in Stock Ownership among Lawmakers Brings Ethics Concerns” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the article.  Make sure to click on “next page” at the bottom of the text to continue on to all 4 pages of the article.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.2 Reading: Harper’s Magazine: Kenneth Silverstein’s “Their Men in Washington: Undercover with D.C.'s Lobbyists for Hire”

  Link: Harper’s Magazine: Kenneth Silverstein’s “Their Men in Washington: Undercover with D.C.'s Lobbyists for Hire” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above, and read the entire report.
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 10.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: R. Sam Garrett’s “The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: R. Sam Garrett’s “The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress” (PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please click on the link above to access the PDF, and read the entire report (28 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete.
   
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• 10.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Jacob R. Straus’s “Lobbying the Executive Branch: Current Practices and Options for Change”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Jacob R. Straus’s “Lobbying the Executive Branch: Current Practices and Options for Change” (PDF)
   
  Instructions:  Please click on the link above to access the PDF file, and read the entire report (19 pages).
   
  This reading should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
   
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• 10.2 Reading: Congressional Research Service: Jack Maskell’s “Grassroots Lobbying: Constitutionality of Disclosure Requirements”

  Link: Congressional Research Service: Jack Maskell’s “Grassroots Lobbying: Constitutionality of Disclosure Requirements” (HTML)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the report.
   
  Reading and taking notes should take approximately 2 hours to complete.
   
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• 10.2 Reading: U.S. Supreme Court: Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2009)

  Link: U.S. Supreme Court: Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2009) (HTML or PDF)
   
  Instructions: Please go to the linked page, and read the case.
   
  This reading should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
   
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