Rule

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the historical rule codification?Examples include the Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Rome
2. What is the philosophical perspectives on rule?Contrasting views from Hobbes (security) and Locke (natural rights)
3. Why do we need rules?Rules keep us safe, make sure everyone is treated fairly, and help us work together to do big things.
4. How do rules become laws?People in governments talk, write, and vote on rules, turning them into laws that everyone follows.

Jurisprudence: The theory and philosophy of law, including its principles and concepts.
Social Cohesion: The degree to which members of a society feel united and connected.
Multilateral: Involving or agreed upon by three or more parties.