Scenario
Amendment 1 of the United States Bill of Rights states that, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion", effectively preventing any administration at any level of the US political system from passing laws based on religious beliefs. (constitution_pdf2 (constitutioncenter.org)) Despite this, interpretations of Christian scripture and morality have been used as the basis for many laws passed at both the state and national levels, and have been upheld in courts under the same justification.
Questions
1. In your first paragraph, select two of the following philosophers - one from each group - and explain whether they would support the practice of passing laws based on religion.
Group A: Rousseau
Group B: Marx
In your second paragraph, select one of the philosophers you discussed in question #1 and provide a counterargument to their position.
Marking Scheme
K/U (demonstrating specific, detailed knowledge of selected philosopher from Group A)
K/U (demonstrating specific, detailed knowledge of selected philosopher from Group B)
T/I (critical analysis of selected philosopher for counterargument)
Com (proper format for an argument: introduce position, present argument points, effective conclusion)
Com (discussion of topics, rather than simply reciting or reading)
App (effective inclusion and use of relevant terms and concepts)
App (clear application of philosophers to scenario)
