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Discussion Questions - Rule of Law

Rule of Law: Questions to Check for Understanding

  1. What does it mean that the United States is a country of laws and not of men?
  2. What is the responsibility of judges when their personal opinions are in conflict with the rule of law in the case before them?
  3. How does the majority benefit when minorities are protected by the rule of law.
  4. Give examples of ways that the rule of law has an impact on your life?

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