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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do we make relative to the interpretation of rules?

2. What standard do we have by which to judge the law?

3. What do moral rules vary across?

4. What can be established without the voluntary cooperation of all?

5. What does communication involve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do positivists tend to see natural law as?

2. What does legislation tend to focus on according to Chapter 7?

3. What does the minimum content view do away with?

4. What does international law seem to have in Chapter 10?

5. What is morality not enforced with?

6. What will always conflict?

7. What does justice demand the promotion of?

8. What are the two parts of justice?

9. What does legal positivism hold according to Chapter 9?

10. What ambiguity did Hart discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss judicial practice and the infallibility and finality of judicial decisions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the sovereignty conception of law.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the objections to Austin's basic definition of law.

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