MCQs on Law and Morality

What is the primary distinction between law and morality?

• Law is enforceable by the state, whereas morality is a personal or societal belief system.

• Law is always based on moral values.

• Morality is written down in legislation.

• Law never overlaps with morality.

Which of the following is a feature of Natural Law Theory?

• Law is valid only if it aligns with morality.

• Law is independent of morality.

• Law is determined solely by social conventions.

• The law should be based on the will of the sovereign.

Aristotle’s theory of Natural Law is based on the concept of:

• Legal positivism

• The Harm Principle

• Purpose and reason (teleology)

• Parliamentary sovereignty

According to Aquinas, a valid law must align with:

• The will of Parliament

• The common good and divine law

• The rules of the sovereign

• Judicial precedents

Lon Fuller’s ‘inner morality of law’ suggests that:

• Law must be morally neutral.

• A legal system must have certain principles, such as consistency and clarity, to be valid.

• Law is valid as long as it comes from a recognised authority.

• There is no connection between law and morality.

Which of the following is NOT a principle in Fuller’s inner morality of law?

• Laws must be general.

• Laws must be clear and publicised.

• Laws must contradict each other.

• Laws must not be retroactive.

What is a key belief of Legal Positivism?

• Law is inherently linked to morality.

• A law’s validity depends on its source, not its morality.

• Laws that are immoral should not be obeyed.

• Natural law should guide legal systems.

Who is regarded as the founder of Classical Legal Positivism?

• John Stuart Mill

• Lon Fuller

• Jeremy Bentham

• St. Thomas Aquinas

Jeremy Bentham’s theory of law is based on:

• The common good

• Utilitarianism and the greatest happiness principle

• The divine origins of law

• The necessity of unwritten moral laws

John Austin’s ‘command theory’ of law states that:

• Law is a moral obligation.

• Law consists of commands from a sovereign, backed by sanctions.

• Only moral laws should be enforced by the government.

• Law is purely based on divine principles.