Definitions
The study of the principles by which people conduct their lives
What is law?
Law is given by ___________.
What is God?
This worldview holds to positive law.
What is a Naturalistic Worldview?
Under this type of law, the purpose of the courts is to apply God's law so that his purpose can be served.
What is Divine law?
a law that is in harmony with moral law
What is just law?
The purpose of this is to limit our freedom and reveal the character of God.
What is Law?
An atheistic worldview boils down to __________ makes right.
What is might?
This concept leads to an evolutionary view of the United States constitution.
what is legal positivism?
universal principles revealed to humans through God's word
What is Biblical Law?
Cultural traditions and Human conscience are examples of this type of law.
What is natural law?
Transcendentalist believe that they are the ultimate authority when it comes to law because they are ________________.
What is divine?
Legal systems who take this approach to law ultimately fail.
What is an atheistic approach?
Universal principles that humans discover in nature
What is natural law?
Law is revealed through this. (Could have multiple answers)
What is scripture/ nature/ conscience?
Every culture and ideology has at its core a _____.
What is religion?
One of the laws of boundaries.
What is the law of:
sowing and reaping, responsibility, power, respect, motivation, evaluation, pro-activity, envy, activity, exposure
The belief that the state is the ultimate source of the law
What is positive law?
Why were laws established?
God designed them to give a moral framework for human behavior
By following law, institutions of society can functoin together in peace and harmony
This belief has no grounding for a rule of law beyond evolution and human agreement.
What is atheism?
One way that you can solve a boundary problem.
Answers will vary.