In order to successfully complete the questions associated with this theme, the student must be able to perform the following cognitive
and communicative
tasks:
understand how law evolved within society, how the law effects us in our daily lives, and how we depend upon it.
define the term "law."
understand and explain any of the following concepts:
law,
jurisprudence,
jurist,
justice,
primary sources of law, and
secondary sources of law.
understand the legal theories of such thinkers as:
Plato
Aristotle
Cicero
Justinian
St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Austin, and
Jeremy Benthem
understand and explain any of the following theories/concepts:
natural law,
positive law,
rationalism,
idealism,
utilitarianism,
positivism.
understand and be able to distinguish between the various categories into which law can be classified, including: