Assessed through Christian principles, the War for Independence comprised a just and legally defensible cause.

In dividing federal executive and legislative power, the Framers drew upon classical notions of the One, the Few, and the Many.

Originalism, as an interpretive methodology, in inapposite to the jurisprudence of legal positivism.

Justice Scalia’s application of textualism presupposes legal positivism.

Originalism is an interpretive methodology used because it produces results that are politically conservative.

In interpretating “necessary,” Chief Justice Marshall in McCulloch v. Maryland used “strict construction” Originalism.

Assume an American jurist adheres to natural law theory and further assume the jurist has before the court a validly enacted criminal statute that mandates the death penalty to be applied to duly convicted persons who violate parking regulations.  In a post-conviction, pre-sentencing ruling, this jurist may: 

Critical Theory comports and aligns with the Christian worldview.

Assess this thesis:  Resolved – America had a Christian founding.  Discuss the textual and historical support for, or opposition to, it with particular attention to America’s legal system. Your analysis should identify, but not be limited to, concepts, events, and textual predicates appearing in key political, legal, and advocacy writings supportive of your answer in assessing this thesis.

What are Professor Smith’s obligations regarding the students?