16. Some people take their moral cues from governmental codes of law; for them, it is inconceivable that something that is legally permissible could be immoral. Those whose view is described above hold inconsistent beliefs if they also believe that (A) law does not cover all circumstances in which one person morally wrongs another (B) a legally impermissible action is never morally excusable (C) governmental officials sometimes behave illegally (D) the moral consensus of a society is expressed in its laws (E) some governmental regulations are so detailed that they are burdensome to the economy 答案A
to my understanding, the author's point is basically that if something is legal then it must be moral. Or, if something is immoral, it must be illegal.
option a says, there are immoral circumstances that are not covered by law. Or something immoral but not illegal.
the author cannot accept both views at the same time.
wrongs, i suppose, means in chinese 冤枉,冤屈 and alike.
although it might not be the definition of immoral, i supposed it is ok to say it is an instance of immorality. if that instance is not covered by law, it is not illegal.
To my understanding, the stem means that some people's moral code is law, i.e. besides law, there is nothing that can provide guideline to people's behaviours. In other words, all the standards used to judge whether a behaviour is right or wrong should be derived from law.
Option A says that some behaviour cannot be covered by law. So, this is opposite to the position held by the stem.