Some argue that laws are instituted at least in part to help establish a particular moral fabric in society. But the primary function of law is surely to help order society so that its institutions, organizations, and citizenry can work together harmoniously, regardless of any further moral aims of the law. Indeed, the highest courts have on occasion treated moral beliefs based on conscience or religious faith as grounds for making exceptions in the application of laws.

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

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Some argue that laws are instituted at least in part to help establish a particular moral fabric in society. But the primary function of law is surely to help order society so that its institutions, organizations, and citizenry can work together harmoniously, regardless of any further moral aims of the law. Indeed, the highest courts have on occasion treated moral beliefs based on conscience or religious faith as grounds for making exceptions in the application of laws.

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

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(a) The manner in which laws are applied sometimes takes into account the beliefs of the people governed by those laws.. The correct answer is (c) 'Actions based on religious belief or on moral conviction tend to receive the protection of the highest courts.'. This question from the Science & Technology domain tests knowledge of Physics.

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The law has as one of its functions the ordering of society but is devoid of moral aims.

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Actions based on religious belief or on moral conviction tend to receive the protection of the highest courts.

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The way a society is ordered by law should not reflect any moral convictions about the way society ought to be ordered.

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