1. From your own experience, prepare an example of a case which illustrates the difference between...

 

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1. From your own experience, prepare an example of a case which illustrates the difference between "law" and "justice." 2. Is it necessary for a community to have "some order" to regulate its activities? Explain your answer, with examples from your own experience or taken from material you have read in other courses. 3. Mr. Rudolph called a roofing contractor to repair the roof of his house. The contractor gave him a verbal estimate of repairs in the amount of $1,200 "...for cash no bill and no tax." If he wants a bill, he has to pay an additional sales tax to the $1,200. If he pays cash, and saves the tax, does this harm the community? Explain why or why not. 4. Can a society survive without having any "formal" laws? 5. Give two examples of civil law and common law. 6. In your opinion, what is the best way for a community to develop laws? Explain why you think this is best. 7. Explain, with examples, each of the following functions of law discussed in this chapter: a) Ensure security b) Establish and enforce standards of conduct c) Maintain the status quo. 8. Can you describe any other functions of law that are not mentioned in this chapter? 9. If the headline in tomorrow's newspaper read, "All laws have been abolished," do you think there would be any difference in how people behave? Explain what you think the differences would be, if any, and why they would come about. If you do not think there would be any difference, explain why not. 10. Does it make any difference how laws develop in a community? Won't the result always be the same? Explain your answer. 11. Explain the elements of a legal system. 1. From your own experience, prepare an example of a case which illustrates the difference between "law" and "justice." 2. Is it necessary for a community to have "some order" to regulate its activities? Explain your answer, with examples from your own experience or taken from material you have read in other courses. 3. Mr. Rudolph called a roofing contractor to repair the roof of his house. The contractor gave him a verbal estimate of repairs in the amount of $1,200 "...for cash no bill and no tax." If he wants a bill, he has to pay an additional sales tax to the $1,200. If he pays cash, and saves the tax, does this harm the community? Explain why or why not. 4. Can a society survive without having any "formal" laws? 5. Give two examples of civil law and common law. 6. In your opinion, what is the best way for a community to develop laws? Explain why you think this is best. 7. Explain, with examples, each of the following functions of law discussed in this chapter: a) Ensure security b) Establish and enforce standards of conduct c) Maintain the status quo. 8. Can you describe any other functions of law that are not mentioned in this chapter? 9. If the headline in tomorrow's newspaper read, "All laws have been abolished," do you think there would be any difference in how people behave? Explain what you think the differences would be, if any, and why they would come about. If you do not think there would be any difference, explain why not. 10. Does it make any difference how laws develop in a community? Won't the result always be the same? Explain your answer. 11. Explain the elements of a legal system.

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1 Example of a case that illustrates the difference between law and justice A person is accused of murder and goes to trial The evidence against the person is overwhelming and they are convicted and s... View the full answer