Creating a just society
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Issues of Justice: In what ways does your society distribute resources to its citizens?
Practice what you would consider to be the principles of justice Issues of Law In what ways does your society justify its existence and its laws? Practice civic laws based on "natural laws" that are thought to apply to all humans in all societies? Apply laws fairly to people, regardless of their wealth, social status, gender, or facial identity? Treat people who disagree with and disobey its laws? Treat people who engage in civil disobedience to protest social policies or war policies with which they disagree? Issues of Public Interest: In what ways does your society support the well-being of its less advantaged citizens (the poor, elderly, sick, abused, unemployed, neglected ect.)? Expect citizens to sacrifice their individual interests to support the general interests (paying taxes, jury duty etc.)? Help those who are unable to help themselves? Promote the general good through regulations and economic support? Issues of duty: What specific obligations and duties are citizens in our society responsible for performing (jury duty ect.)? Issues of rights: What individual rights do citizens in your society expect to have (right