Civics and Ethics (CVES1101)
Faculty of Science (FS)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2014
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA FACULTY OF SCIENCE
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2014
COURSE CODE: CVES1101
TITLE OF COURSE: CIVICS AND ETHICS 1
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
A- Civics
1. a) Differentiate between a federal and a Unitary government. (2pts)
b) what conditions are necessary for a federation to be formed? (3pts)
c) What are the weaknesses of federal systems of government over unitary systems? (5pts)
2. a) Differentiate between direct and indirect elections. (5pts)
b) State and explain the circumstances under which the law of universal adult suffrage will be said to be
discriminatory. (10pts)
3. Give the significance of the following dates to the history of Cameroon’s evolution
a) 1884 b) 1922 c) February 11, 1961 d) 1961 e) 1966 f) 1972
g) 1982 h) 1985 i) 1992 j) 1996
B- Ethics
1) What is ethics? (2mks)
2) Distinguish between normative and non-normative ethics. (4mks)
3) Explain the following terms as used in ethics:
a) Utilitarianism
b) Moral relativism
c) moral responsibility (2x3 mks)
4. Discuss the strength and weaknesses of Kantian ethics. (10 mks)
5. why is the study of ethics necessary for a scientist? (10mks)
6. What is right-based ethics? (3mks)
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