Writing/Discussion Questions
1. Write an essay on (or discuss) how the conflict and consensus paradigms would interpret the following: decriminalization of marijuana for medical purposes, stem-cell research, the passage of hate-crime legislation, prohibiting the use of race in admissions procedures in universities and in competitions for state scholarships, and laws prohibiting racial profiling in police stops.
2. Write an essay on (or discuss) the legitimate functions of law in society.
Do you agree with laws that prohibit gambling? Drinking while driving? Under-age drinking? Prostitution? Liquor violations? Drugs? Helmet Law and the Individual 149 laws for bicycles or motorcycles? Leash laws? Seat belts? Smoking in public places? Can you think of any paternalistic laws not mentioned above? Analyze pornography, gambling, homosexuality, and drug use under the ethical systems discussed in Chapter 2. What other laws have limited Americans’ (or certain groups’) freedoms? Can they be justified under any ethical rationale?
3. Write an essay on (or discuss) whether civil disobedience is ever justified.
Discuss war protesters, anti-abortion activists who burn down clinics, protestors who are arrested for trespassing, and so on. If you believe that civil disobedience might be justified, when and in what circumstances would it be acceptable?
4. Write an essay on (or discuss) punishment of the mentally ill and juveniles. What are the legal arguments? What are the moral arguments?
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