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Do Now:Would you commit suicide to
show that you support the government? Why or Why Not?
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Do Now:Have you ever disobeyed a law or rule because you thought it was wrong, and if so, what were the
circumstances?
Introduction to LawOctober 1, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Review: Should we obey unjust laws?
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
No
1. Not only can you disobey, you must disobey.
2. A Law is “unjust” if it is “immoral”- but morals based on natural or eternal law
Review: Should we obey unjust laws?
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
PROBLEMS1. Based on Natural Law or
Eternal Law that is religious.
2. Not everyone has the same morals.
3. Putting personal conscience ahead of the society’s conscience. (Your VALUES ahead of the country’s.)
Review: Should we obey unjust laws?
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Civil Disobedience-refusal to obey laws as a way of forcing the government to do or change something.
One of the methods used by the Civil Rights Movement to end segregation and discrimination.
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Socrates:• Thought about nature, science, people and government.
•The government of Athens convicted him of not following the gods of the time and for corrupting youth with his ideas. He was sentenced to death.
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Socrates:
• Instead of speaking out against the unjust laws, he supported them.
•Voluntarily drank a poison called “Hemlock”.
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Question: Do we obey laws we think are unjust? Why?
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Review: Should we obey unjust laws?Yes
1. The government is like our parents, and we should be thankful to them, not disobedient
2. We agreed to obey the law by living here and getting the benefits
3. The law is the law and should be obeyed even if wrong.
4. If everyone followed their own conscience, there would be no authority.
5. The government has the power to punish you for no obeying.
PROBLEMS?
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
How do we respond to immoral laws?Obey Disobey
1. Gratitude- The government is like our parents, and we should be thankful to them, not disobedient
2. Contract- We agreed to obey the law by living here and getting the benefits
3. Duty- It is right to obey laws, even if some laws are wrong.
4. Chaos- If everyone followed their own conscience, there would be no authority.
5. Fear- The government has the power to punish you for no obeying.
1. Morals before laws- You must obey just laws. Not only can you disobey, you must disobey unjust laws.
2. A Law is “unjust” if it is “immoral”- but morals based on Natural or Eternal law.
Introduction to LawOctober 1, 2013Aim: When is it okay to disobey a law?
Do Now:Give at least one reason why we
should obey laws even if we think they are wrong, and one
reason why we should not?
Introduction to LawOctober 1, 2013Aim: When is it okay to disobey a law?
Review:
Vs.
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
How do we respond to immoral laws?Obey Disobey
1. Gratitude- The government is like our parents, and we should be thankful to them, not disobedient
2. Contract- We agreed to obey the law by living here and getting the benefits
3. Duty- It is right to obey laws, even if some laws are wrong.
4. Chaos- If everyone followed their own conscience, there would be no authority.
5. Fear- The government has the power to punish you for no obeying.
1. Morals before laws- You must obey just laws. Not only can you disobey, you must disobey unjust laws.
2. A Law is “unjust” if it is “immoral”- but morals based on Natural or Eternal law.
Introduction to LawSeptember 30, 2013Aim: How should we respond to immoral laws?
EXIT TICKET: Why do we obey laws? (Refer to one of the people we just
learned about.)
Where are we?Law
Where are we?Law
What are Laws?
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why do we have governments and why is it making all these laws?
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
How are morals and
laws related?
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
How are morals and
laws related?We want laws to be
moral, but sometimes morals
and laws do not match.
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
How are morals and
laws related?We want laws to be
moral, but sometimes morals
and laws do not match.
Can a whole law be immoral?
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
How are morals and
laws related?We want laws to be
moral, but sometimes morals
and laws do not match.
Can a whole law be immoral?
YES
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
How are morals and
laws related?We want laws to be
moral, but sometimes morals
and laws do not match.
Can a whole law be immoral?
YES
How should we respond to immoral
laws?
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
How are morals and
laws related?We want laws to be
moral, but sometimes morals
and laws do not match.
Can a whole law be immoral?
YES
Obey or Disobey
How should we respond to immoral
laws?
Where are we?Law
What are Laws? Rules made by
governments
Why we have governments and why is it making all these laws? To create
security and stability
To protect rights
What kind of Laws should we have?
Laws reflect our values
Social
Political
Economic
Moral
How are morals and
laws related?We want laws to be
moral, but sometimes morals
and laws do not match.
Can a whole law be immoral?
YES
Obey or Disobey
How should we respond to immoral
laws?
Why do we obey laws?
Because we may believe:1. the law is right2. that it is right to
follow the law even if it is wrong
3. we fear the government.
Quiz Review:Laws reflect our values
Social deal with social
issues
Political deal with
governmentEconomic
deal with how we get and
spend money
Moral deal with right and wrong
Obey or Disobey
4. How should we respond to immoral laws?
Laws Values
• If you know the laws of a society, you can figure out what its values are.
• If a country values something it can make laws to support them.
1.
2.
3. Morals and Laws:• We want laws to be moral but
sometimes morals and laws do not match
• An entire law can be immoral- segregation