1. Constitution Amendments Congress Statutes State Legislatures Statutes
Local Govt.
(Towns & Cities)
Ordinances
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2. Case Law Created by the judicial branch Stare Decisis Seldom revoked
Created by Appeal (Usually)
Stare Decisis
“let the decision stand”
Lower courts must follow precedent
Seldom revoked
Supreme court is not bound
Click
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3. Administrative Regulations
Legislatures create Admin Agencies
Carry out particular duties
Motor vehicles
Zoning
Controlled by Executive branch
President, Governor, Mayor
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4. Assignment on Edmodo
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5. Agenda 2mins: Housekeeping 3mins: Scholarships
Edmodo (Right Name/Right Class)
Finish Assignments
Books to class
3mins: Scholarships
2mins: Essentials Questions
5mins: Think/Pair/Share
20mins: Discussion
15mins: Game or Assignment

6. Scholarships http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/
9-12
$30,000
Speech on “Why I'm Optimistic About our Nation’s Future”
Female
$8000 Golf

7. Recap What are the four sources of law?
Four or Five
How are conflicts between different sources of laws resolved?
Stare decisis?
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8. Essential Question GOALS
Compare and contrast criminal and civil law, and substantive and procedural law
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9. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LAWS CONFLICT?
Validity
Law must be constitutional
In the scope of issuing body
Supremacy
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10. Which source of law in the United States is the highest authority?
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11. WHAT ARE THE MAIN TYPES OF LAWS?
Civil and criminal laws
Procedural and substantive laws
Business law
Uniform business laws
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12. Civil Laws Private Legal rights of an individual are violated
Individuals seek remedies for wrongs
Lawsuit vs. Police action
Usually monetary compensation
Also called torts
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13. Criminal Law Right to live in peace is violated
Crime: an offense perpetrated against society vs. individuals
Disrupts stability
Govt. investigates on behalf of the people
Fine, imprisonment, execution
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14. Example
Joe was a respiratory nurse at a nursing home. He controlled the ventilation equipment that kept patients breathing. In order to impress his girlfriend, one day Joe cut off the oxygen to an ill patient. The patient lost consciousness and nearly died.
Is this a violation of civil or criminal law?
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15. Compare and contrast criminal and civil law and substantive and procedural law.
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16. Agenda 2mins: Recap 3mins: Scholarships 2mins: Essentials Questions
15mins: Discussion
5mins: Civil Criminal Game
20mins: Assignment

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Incarceration, Pregnancy, Homelessness
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“How you plan to impact the world”
$100,000

18. Essential Question GOALS
Compare and contrast substantive and procedural laws
Define Business Laws
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19. Procedural Laws
How rights and responsibilities can be legally exercised & enforced
Determine:
Allowable remedies in lawsuits
What a remedy?
How remedies are secured
Supremacy
Ex: Stare decisis
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20. 2 Types of Procedural Law
Civil
Criminal
Defines process of enforcing law when crime occurs
Only concerned with private offenses
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21. Substantial Laws Defines rights and duties All rules of conduct
Except enforcement
Defines offenses
Ex: murder, theft, breach of contract, etc.
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22. Business Law
Rules that apply to business situations and transactions (merchant & consumer)
Contracts
Property
Employment Laws
Structure (company organization)
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23. Business Laws (cont.)
Laws from state to state don’t need to be uniform
Must be constitutional
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
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24. Compare and contrast criminal and civil law and substantive and procedural law.
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25. Agenda 3mins: Scholarships 10mins: Recap 2mins: Screenleap
5mins: Civil Criminal Game
25mins: Assignment(s)

26. Scholarships http://www.firstfreedom.org/education/students.html
$2500
Freedom of religion
Essay/video
$4000
Asian

27. Assignment (screenleap)
Civil Criminal Game Or
Civil Criminals in the News
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28. TYPES OF LAW Constitutional law Based on constitutions Statutes
Enacted by legislative bodies
Administrative law
Rulings by administrative agencies
Civil law
Addresses wrongs done to individuals
Criminal law
Addresses wrongs done to society
Procedural law
Deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties
Substantive law
Defines legal rights and duties
Business law
Rules that apply to business transactions
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29. Recap
The first 10 amendments to the U.S constitution are known as ________
Bill Rights
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30. Recap True Contract law would be considered civil law. True or False?
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31. Recap Ordinances Legislative enactments at the local level are called
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32. Recap
Stare Decisis is the doctrine that requires lower courts to adhere to existing case law in their decisions. True or false.
True
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33. Recap
Torts are private wrongs committed against individuals or organizations. True or False?
True
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34. Recap
Business Activities are governed by the criminal law. True or False
True and False
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35. Recap
Business cannot commit Torts. True or False?
False
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36. Recap B The doctrine stare decisis is A) Substantial Law
B)Procedural Law
C) Prohibitive Law
D) All of above B
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37. Recap A Statutory definition of murder is a A) Substantial Law
B)Procedural Law
C) Prohibitive Law
D) All of above A
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38. Recap C A crime is considered an offense against A) its victims
B) those who commit it
C) the state
D) All of above C
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39. Assignment
Read pg
Answer question 9-13
True
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40. 1-3 Ethical Bases for Laws
GOALS
Define ethics
Compare and contrast ethics based on consequences with ethics based on systems of rules
Discuss ways in which ethics are reflected in laws
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41. FOCUS
What does ethics mean?
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42. ETHICS AND THE LAW Basic forms of ethical reasoning
Consequences-based ethical reasoning
Rule-based ethical reasoning
Ethics reflected in laws
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43. In the U.S. system of democracy, how are ethics reflected in laws?
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In the U.S. system of democracy, how are ethics reflected in laws?
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