Exploring Catholic Social Teaching
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Answer Key<br />
Example of a completed chart:<br />
Type of Justice Brief Definition Justice Observed Justice Violated<br />
Distributive Justice<br />
Making sure all<br />
people have what<br />
they need and<br />
deserve.<br />
A doctor earns a<br />
high salary because<br />
she contributes rare,<br />
highly sought-after<br />
skills to the common<br />
good.<br />
A criminal receives<br />
a punishment that<br />
is harsh and not<br />
proportionate to the<br />
crime committed.<br />
Legal Justice<br />
Everyone should<br />
obey just laws and<br />
respect those with<br />
legitimate authority.<br />
Recognizing the<br />
authority of political<br />
leaders even if you<br />
didn’t vote for them.<br />
Gerrymandering:<br />
using legal means of<br />
redistricting in order<br />
to deprive certain<br />
groups of voting<br />
power.<br />
Commutative Justice<br />
Everyone should<br />
obey just laws and<br />
respect those with<br />
legitimate authority.<br />
A car mechanic<br />
makes a fair estimate<br />
for a repair and<br />
stands by it.<br />
An employer doesn’t<br />
pay the contracted<br />
salary to her<br />
employees.<br />
<strong>Social</strong> Justice<br />
Responsibility of<br />
society to respect<br />
the dignity of each<br />
person.<br />
A community makes<br />
resources available to<br />
families struggling to<br />
afford food.<br />
More powerful<br />
members of a<br />
society oppress<br />
another group and<br />
disenfranchise them.<br />
168 <strong>Exploring</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Teaching</strong><br />
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