Which of the following laws is true regarding legal positivism?
A) The theory of legal positivism is based on the premise that society's ideas change over time and law should reflect a compromise between the changing, often conflicting, interests of society.
B) The theory underlying legal positivism is that there is a discoverable set of absolute right and wrong principles upon which our laws should be based.
C) According to the theory of legal positivism, law derives its status as law from the fact that it has been enacted by the sovereign with the power to enforce his or her wishes.
D) According to the theory of legal positivism, actual experience is the key to determining what law should be.

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According to the theory of legal positivism, law derives its status as law not from some natural order of things that dictates that things should be right and just and fair because it comes from the Creator, but rather from the fact that it has been enacted by the sovereign with the power to enforce his or her wishes.

Which of the Following Laws Is True Regarding Legal Positivism