1. Ethical Foundations of Law
American Law
Johnstown High School
Mr. Cox

2. Right and Wrong - Bellringer
Is there such a thing as right and wrong?
Who gets to make that decision?
What do we do if we disagree on what is right and wrong?
How do morals and ethics shape law and government?
What are the moral basis for laws and government in America?
Essential Questions

3. Define the Following: Virtues Morals Ethics Rules Laws
Definition: behaviors displaying morals
Morals
Definition: beliefs concerning right and wrong
Ethics
principles that govern a person's or group's behavior.
Rules
Definition: a set of explicit or understood regulations governing conduct
Laws
Definition: an enforceable rule in a society

4. Describe a society with no ethics…
Would there be any laws?
Would society even exist?

5. Describe a society with no ethics…
Would there be any laws?
Would society even exist?
Can a society have too many laws?
What would that look like?

6. Describe a society with no ethics…
Would there be any laws?
Would society even exist?
Can a society have too many laws?
What would that look like?
Where do our morals come from?

7. Describe a society with no ethics…
Would there be any laws?
Would society even exist?
Can a society have too many laws?
What would that look like?
Where do our morals come from?
Religious roots (Protestant Christianity)
Examples of this?

8. Essential Questions Homework
How do morals and ethics shape law and government?
What are the moral basis for laws and government in America?
Homework

9. http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/morality play/