Chapter 14 Video Philosophy of Law Quiz

The definition of law given by Thomas Aquinas includes which of the following?

• Law is an ordinance of reason

• Law is for the common good

• Law is made by him who has care of the community

Which of these is not a foundational question examined by the philosophy of law?

• How can laws be justified?

• Are contracts moral promises?

• Must the law depend on morality?

• How should judges interpret the constitution?

• Should the church play a role in making laws?

All laws must depend on morality.

• True

• False

Legal positivism is the view that the law is no more and no less than what is posited by those in authority.

• True

• False

Natural law theory maintains that human law gets its justification from natural law and not from those in authority.

• True

• False