Framers
The Framers believed that law is _________________,
_____________ and ______-ordained.
Unchanging, absolute, God
Who contributed to a changing view of truth?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
August Comte
Herbert Spencer
Charles Darwin
George Hegel
The only meaningful truth is that which can be empirically verified is what idea?
Positivism
Define: Crony Capitalism
Political favors for political support.
Define Jurisprudence of Original Intent
That the Constitution is interpreted according to a fixed standard, it's plain meaning interpreted by the intent of those who drafted and ratified it.
Human Rights are not secure under a ___________
____________ approach.
Living Constitution
Who was the Father of Positivism?
August Comte
Under legal positivism, judges guide the evolution of law through what?
Their written opinions
Hamilton argued that because the judiciary powers were limited to interpreting the Constitution, it is the
_________ ___________branch of government.
Least Dangerous
Who made Darwin's model into a philosophy and worldview>
Herbert Spencer
What did Sir Isaac Newton teach that the universe is governed by?
Fixed, absolute, God-ordained laws.
Institutions are the reason that evil exists according to whom?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
The Constitution should be interpreted :
According to the plain meaning and the intent of those who drafted and ratified the document.
What was Rousseau's view on sin?
He rejected the concept of sin
There are no unjust laws when the state is the
_____________ ___________________.
Highest Authority
Truth can change and isn't absolute, according to whom?
Hegel
Who said, "Men must choose to be governed by God or condemn themselves to be governed by tyrants."
William Penn
Darwin popularized the evolutionary model of origins by emphasizing what? Name 3 things
Overproduction, Survival of the fittest, and Reproduction of like kinds
Increased government control and government services leads to a decrease of _____________
_________ and _____________ _______________.
Individual Liberty and Individual Responsibility
Name 4 views in Legal Positivism
Legal Positivism
No divine absolutes in law
Law is man-made
Law evolves
Judges guide the evolution of law through their written opinions