1. Street Law
What is law?

2. Definition:
The rules and regulations made and enforced by the government that regulate the conduct of people within a society.
Added Info:
Rule of law is the concept that the rules by which we are governed be known in advance and created through democratic processes.
No one can be placed above it.
Examples:
Code of Hammurabi
The Ten Commandments
Constitution
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3. Laws & values
Not everything that is immoral is illegal, can you think of anything that fits this?
Not all laws are fair or even good, can you think of some examples?

4. Expectations of our legal system
Protect basic human rights
torture, slavery, human trafficking
Promote fairness
Grandfather Clauses
Helping resolve conflicts
Jury trials
Promoting order & stability
Traffic laws

5. Expectations of our legal system
5. Promoting desirable social & economic behavior
Insider trading
6. Representing the will of the majority
Prohibition
7. Protecting the rights of the minority
Non-discrimination laws, Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)

6. The value of our laws
Moral values deal with fundamental questions of right or wrong.
Murder and theft
Economic values deal with the accumulation and distribution of wealth.
Social security, taxes

7. The value of our laws (cont.)
Political values reflect the relationship between government & individuals
Voting laws, recall
Social values concern issues that are important to society.
Free public education, Title IX

8. Activity
For each of the examples name whether moral, political, economic, or social values are involved.
All drivers must stop at stop signs
Cheating on your taxes is a crime
All citizens may vote at age 18
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