1. Do the Crime, Do the Time

2.  UEQ: How were American political rights and institutions derived from philosophies of the past?  LEQ: Why is rule of law (laws) needed for the development of society?

3.  Think about how many rules you have to follow in one day.  List (roughly) a number of how many rules you think you must follow in one day.  List five rules that you think are the top rules you follow during one day.  Share your answer with a different partner or partners.  After sharing, come up with a small group answer to this question: Why Do Laws/Rules Exist?

4.  Different rules and laws exist in different places. ◦ School, Work, Home, Sporting Events  Penalties are made to punish those that break laws.  Laws: ◦ Rules of society, enforced by government  Laws are the only rules that must be followed, rules can be broken.

5. Why Do Laws Exist???

6.  Using pages 512 to 516 and the Graphic Organizer that I have handed out, fill in the graphic organizer.  The center should be titled, “Why Laws Exist”  Each of the four outlying squares represent each of the four sections titled in red lettering from 512 to 516.  Write down in each square, four of the most valuable points that you can find in each section that describes why we have laws.  We will go over each section when finished.

7. 1. Basic Idea: Laws bring/keep order. ◦ Tell people what they can and cannot do. 2. Set Standards: set fair prices on gas pumps, scales, and other measuring devices. 3. What To Do: laws define how things should be done. 4. Conflicts: laws describe how to settle conflicts peacefully. Redneck Truck Surfing

8. Laws

9.  Laws keep people safe and make crimes against people punishable, even by death.  Life: laws require the quality of life to be protected. ◦ Elderly care, retirement, healthcare ◦ Parents must raise children in a safe environment  Laws guarantee punishment for stolen or damages to your property.  Laws protect inventions and ideas through patents.

10. Keeping You and Your Property Safe Crazy Inventions

11.  U.S. Constitution defines two purposes of laws: Protect Society and Freedom  The Bill of Rights protects religion, press, assembly, speech, petition.  Laws limit the governments power, and protect all of society (all 300 million Americans)  Environmental Protection, Health Protection, Food Preparation, Waste Disposal  Laws guarantee help to people that need it. ◦ Unemployment ◦ Job Programs ◦ Monetary Aid

12. Freedom

13. Guaranteed Protections

14. Watch this short clip on ridiculous laws that still exist in many states today. Ridiculous Laws by State

15.  Morals: ◦ Beliefs about what is right, wrong, or unfair  Most Americans follow the laws because they want to do the right thing. (Good Morals)  If a law goes against your belief, you have the right/freedom to go against.  Civil Disobedience: ◦ Breaking a law in a nonviolent way because it goes against your beliefs. ◦ Becomes illegal when nonviolence turns to violence.  Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement  Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience

16.  With the passing of every year, the world changes, laws need to keep up with change.  What should new laws protect/stop in the future? ◦ Should Laws Control Clones??? Should Laws Control Clones???  Toluna Cloning Poll, Look over the poll paper. ◦ Should cloning be carried out? Why/Why Not? ◦ Cloning is both good and bad! Does this change your answer? ◦ What is so unusual about the graph at the bottom?

17. Cloning You  Homer Gets Cloned Homer Gets Cloned

18. Law Political Cartoon Class Work

19.  Think about all the laws that you are required to follow on a daily basis. ◦ Is there any law that you think is wrong?  Write a short essay in which you explain your reasons for disagreeing with the law. Be sure to describe the law, why you disagree with it, and at least 3 reasons why you think it should be changed. Also provide suggestions for alternatives that could be made.  Turn the assignment in for grading. Will be worth 20 points.