Street Law - Mrs. Kokes
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Street Law
CHAPTER 1
Ring Activity
What was easy about the game?
What was difficult about the game?
What was the purpose of this activity in relation to
Street Law?
Law
Rules and regulations made and enforced by
government that regulate conduct within a society
Jurisprudence- the study of law and legal philosophy
Home, School, Outside World
Without law there would be confusion and disorder
No one is above the law. (Laws are the same for all.)
Problem 1.1
List 10 daily activities
Next to each item, list a law that may affect the
activity
Going to school – can’t drop out until 18
Would you change any of these laws? Why or why
not?
Laws and Values
Laws are influenced by society’s ideas of right/wrong
Laws must balance minority rights with majority rule
along with responsibilities
As values change, so do laws
Goals of Legal System
Protect human rights
Promote fairness
Help resolve conflict
Promote social order and stability
Promote desirable social and economic behavior
Represent the will of the majority
Protect the rights of minorities
Values Creating Laws
Moral
Killing
Economic
Tax benefits to home owners
Political
Vote
Social
Free public education
Combined Values
Stealing (wrong, loss of property, punishment, respect)
Can Laws Solve Social Problems?
Alcoholism
Drug Abuse
Which Value is Involved?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Economic, Social, Political, or Moral?
All drivers must stop at stop signs.
It is a crime to cheat on your tax return.
All citizens may vote at age eighteen.
Special government programs lend money to
minority-owned businesses at low interest rates.
Government officials may not accept gifts from
people who want them to pass certain laws.
Possession of marijuana is a crime.
Answers
All drivers must stop at stop signs. S
It is a crime to cheat on your tax return. E
All citizens may vote at age eighteen. P
Special government programs lend money to
minority-owned businesses at low interest rates. E
Government officials may not accept gifts from
people who want them to pass certain laws. M
Possession of marijuana is a crime. M
The Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors
Read the case on page 7
Answer questions a-f and save to your shared folder
Human Rights
Rights that belong to all people simply because they
are human beings
Dignity and respect
Homes, schools, workplaces
What human rights are important to you?
Problem 1.3 pg. 8
Answer questions a-f
Discuss with class
What human rights are important to others?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, and right to
participate in government
Adequate food, education, housing, health care
Job, safe working conditions, salary, own property
Countries use human rights when writing laws
Human Rights in USA pg. 10
Read and answer a-c
Discuss with class
Balancing Rights with Responsibilities
With every right comes a responsibility
Trial by jury- serve on a jury
Democracy- vote
Attend school- _________________________
Just because you have the right to do something does
not mean that you should
Freedom of speech- hateful/abusive words
Kinds of Laws
Criminal Law
Public conduct in society
Punished by prison, fine, supervision
Felonies- punished by more than one year in prison
Murder, robbery
Misdemeanor- punished by less than one year in prison/fine
Assault, theft
Civil Law
Argument between two people
Lawsuit for cash
Trial
Defendant- person accused of crime
Plaintiff- person harmed by defendant
Prosecutor- lawyer helping plaintiff
Beyond a reasonable doubt- every person on the jury
must be certain the defendant committed the crime
One juror that believes the defendant is innocent will set the
defendant free
Criminal Cases
Preponderance of evidence- the evidence shows the
defendant PROBABLY committed the crime
Civil Cases
Criminal or Civil Laws?
Problem 1.7 pg. 14
Read and answer a-c
Our Constitutional Framework
Highest law in land
Limited government
Checks and Balances
Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments
Separation of powers
3 branches: executive (President), legislative (Congress),
judicial (Supreme Court)
Legislative Branch
Congress
Two houses: Senate and House of Representatives
Writes/Passes laws (Statutes)
Laws must pass both houses
Can override Presidential Veto with 2/3 vote
Executive Branch
Veto- cancel a law written by Congress
Judicial Branch
Judicial review- examines a law from Congress
Unconstitutional- violates the Constitution and
cannot exist
Congress does not have authority to pass law (State issue)
Federalism (State, Federal, Both Powers)
Congress passed a law that violates the Constitution
Constitutional Principles
Problem 1.9 pg. 18
Read and answer a-e
Chapter 1 Project
Laws
Human Rights
Constitution
The Bill of Rights protects our freedoms as American
citizens. Using your book pg. 424, list Amendments
1-10. Then explain what human right is being
protected by each Amendment. Then examine each
Amendment again. Are there any laws that limit
these rights? Explain the law and why the limit
exists.
Example Chapter 1 Project
1st Amendment: Freedoms of speech, religion, press,
assembly, petition
Human rights- worship god of choice, make
complaints in order to make change
Laws that limit those rights- no human
sacrifices/abuse in the name of religion, cannot yell
“Fire” in a movie theater, cannot print false
statements about someone/business