The highest class was the free men, while the lowest were slaves. ... Violations of a free man were much more severely punished than that of a slave. ... While such a method of revealing the truth may seem ridiculously harsh today, similar tests occurred only three hundred years ago in the Salem witch hunts in America. ... The ancient Mesopotamian science of listing and creating order was now tested on society. ... While there is no doubt Hammurabi exaggerated his claim, he did structure a type of society that lasted much longer than his rule. ...

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The Alien and Sedition Acts enacted by the Federalists in 1798 as well as the Jeffersonians" response to this -- called the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, also in 1798, display the type of immaturity that was going on between the two political parties at the. ... The Jeffersonians viewed the Alien and Sedition Acts as a significant threat to free speech which is guaranteed by the Constitution. ... The Alien and Sedition Acts only lasted for a short time and it seems that the Federalists were trying to test the Jeffersonians" waters and in the process, distinguish themselves politicall...

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In colonial America, Hemp, which is a type of marijuana, was raised by both Jefferson and Washington as a big cash crop. ... A study by the British Transport researchers says that "One glass of wine will impair your driving more than smoking a joint, And under certain test conditions, the complex way alcohol and cannabis combine to affect driving behavior suggests that someone who has taken both may drive less recklessly than a person who is simply drunk." ... Hemp has a 100 day growing cycle and when it is harvested it leaves the soil rich and weed free for the next planting. ...

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Austin: Positivist Identity of law: what makes the law the law Law (is) = Rules + (issued by a) Sovereignty. Rules = General Commands A command is an expression of a wish backed by a threat to inflict an evil (=sanction, like telling the child to get the toy is not a command unless it is backed b...

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