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Bentham's utilitarianism judges actions by:

  1. consent of the governed
  2. conformity to natural law
  3. greatest happiness of the greatest number
  4. preservation of tradition
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Correct answer: C. greatest happiness of the greatest number

1. Bentham systematized utilitarianism as the felicific calculus. 2. Right action maximizes net pleasure across affected parties. 3. This influenced 19th-century British liberal reform. __Source: syllabus Political Theory Ch 1 — utilitarian thought__

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