1. Read pages 344-45; Copy and fill in the blank..
Bell ringer 12.10
Read pages ; Copy and fill in the blank..
The first known system or written law is the code of
believed that government should operate according to established dependable rules.
Laws are on everyone living in a particular community, state, or nation.
Laws also set the rules for resolving which are disagreements over money, property, etc.
Ordinary people must be able to understand laws and the must be able to enforce them.

2. Today's Objective
Identify the functions of law
Cite early laws that influenced the legal system

3. Dates to rememeber Winter Break is 7 days away!!!!!!
End of First Semester is 13 days away!

4. Daily Planner Bell ringer Time Line – Early Legal Influences
Ch. 9 Make your own test!
HWK – please read pages

5. Early Law, pg 345-46 Code of Hammurabi Roman Law Napoleonic Code
Ten Commandments
Justinian’s Code

8. Early Law, pg 345-46 First known system Of written law;
Composed around
1760 B.C.; _____
Laws regarding
Everyday behavior
Roman Law
Napoleonic Code
Early Law, pg
Ten Commandments
Justinian’s Code

10. Early Law, pg 345-46 First known system Of written law;
Composed around
1760 B.C.; 282
Laws regarding
Everyday behavior
Roman Law
Napoleonic Code
Early Law, pg
Found in the _____;
Include moral rules
About how people
Should behave
Towards others
Justinian’s Code

14. Early Law, pg 345-46 First known system Of written law;
Composed around
1760 B.C.; 282
Laws regarding
Everyday behavior
First Roman code
Published in 450
B.C. (_________);
Drastic
Penalties; Spread
As Roman
Empire grew
Napoleonic Code
Early Law, pg
Found in the Bible;
Include moral rules
About how people
Should behave
Towards others
Justinian’s Code

15. Copy the questions (10); Please skip three lines per question.
Bell ringer 12.11
Copy the questions (10); Please skip three lines per question.
Who is the defendant in this court case and what crime is he charged with?
Which side begins the case and who is their first witness?
What mistake does Mike’s mom make in the video?
How much was the stolen stereo worth?
Who is the defense’s first witness?
Video – You, The Jury

16. Copy the questions (10); Please skip three lines per question.
Bell ringer 12.11
Copy the questions (10); Please skip three lines per question.
What happens with the defense rests its case?
According to the defense, what is Mike guilty of being what?
According to the prosecution, what is Mike?
What does the prosecution urge the jurors to use to decide this case?
Is the defendant guilty or innocent?
Video – You, The Jury

17. Today's Objective
Identify the functions of law
Cite early laws that influenced the legal system

18. Dates to rememeber Ch. 9 Make Your Own Test is due tomorrow!
Ch quiz will be on Friday
Winter Break is 6 days away!!!!!!
End of First Semester is 12 days away!

19. Daily Planner Bell ringer Time Line – Early Legal Influences
Video – You, The Jury
8 vocabulary Terms you should know …
HWK – Complete Ch. 9 Make Your Own Test

20. Found in the ---------;
First known system
Of written law;
Composed around
1760 B.C.;
Laws regarding
Everyday behavior
First Roman code
Published in
B.C.; Drastic
Penalties; Spread
As Roman
Empire grew
Napoleon updated
The Justinian Code
And renames it
After himself; took
His code across
as he
Conquered it
Early Law, pg
Found in the ;
Include moral rules
About how people
Should behave
Towards others
533 A.D. Justinian
Trimmed mass of
Roman law into
Orderly body of
Rules; Basis for
Church

21. Please read page 346; Write down the question (5) and answer.
Bell ringer 12.12
Please read page 346; Write down the question (5) and answer.
Where was John Peter Zenger from originally?
Which newspaper did Zenger agree to publish?
Why did Governor Cosby order copies of the paper burned?
When did the case go to trial?
What was the verdict in the case?

22. Today's Objective
Identify the functions of law
Cite early laws that influenced the legal system

23. Dates to rememeber Ch. 9 Make Your Own Test is due today
Ch quiz will be on Friday
Winter Break is 5 days away!!!!!!
End of First Semester is 11 days away!

24. Daily Planner Bell ringer English Common Law Video – You, The Jury
Ch. 15 Crossword Puzzle
HWK – Complete Ch. 15 Crossword Puzzle

25. Page

26. Bell ringer 12.13
Please write down the question; Please skip three lines per question; Have planner on your table
Who decides the guilt or innocence of a person on trial?
What are the three rights of the Sixth Amendment listed in the video?
Under our Constitution, everyone is considered what before a trial?
What is one of the most effective tools we have to determine the truth?
What is the one right of the Fifth Amendment listed in the video?

27. Bell ringer 12.3
Please write down the question; Please skip three lines per question; Have planner on your table
What happens if an officer does not read a suspect his Miranda rights?
What is the one right of the Fourth Amendment listed in the video?
What do police need to enter a house to search for evidence?
What are the two exceptions that allow police to enter without a search warrant?
Should parents be allowed to consent to searches of their children’s rooms?

28. Today's Objective
Identify the actions that various kinds of laws govern
Explain how various kinds of laws differ

29. Dates to rememeber Ch. 15-1 quiz will be on Friday
Winter Break is 4 days away!!!!!!
End of First Semester is 10 days away!

30. Daily Planner Bell ringer Compare / Contrast Civil and Criminal Law
Video – You, The Jury
8 questions you should know ….
HWK – Review for Ch quiz

31. 348-50 Criminal Law Civil Law Laws seeking to prevent
People from harming each
Other or each other’s property
American courts operate under
An adversary system; opposing
Sides present their strongest
case
Government is always called
Plaintiff; individual or group
Being sued is called the
defendant
Two types of crimes: felonies
(Murder, rape, robbery, etc) &
Misdemeanors (vandalism,
Writing, bad checks, etc)

32. Section 1 Questions You Should Know ...
What are
Acts of
Parliament?
Which ancient
Civilization made
A science of the
law
What are a set
Of rules that allow
People to live
Peacefully in
Society?
Who said that
The state should
Have a
“government
Of laws, and
Not of men?
Which law included
Basic principles of
Citizen’s rights such
As trial by jury?
What are commands
Issued by Roman
Emperors that were
Equivalent to laws?
What are laws
Based on court
Decisions rather
Than a legal code?
Which state has
A system of laws
Based on the
Napoleonic Code?

33. Bell ringer, 12.14
Please copy down the riddle on the half sheet of paper and try to answer.
If there are 15 crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a 1/3 of them, how many are left on the fence?
Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will not eat a penguin’s egg. Why not?
What building has the most stories?
What is the longest word in the English language?

34. Today's Objective
Identify the actions that various kinds of laws govern
Explain how various kinds of laws differ

35. Dates to rememeber Ch. 15-1 quiz will be on Friday
Winter Break is 3 days away!!!!!!
End of First Semester is 9 days away!

36. Daily Planner Bell ringer Compare / Contrast Civil and Criminal Law
Video – You, The Jury
Ch quiz
HWK – None

37. 348-50 Criminal Law Civil Law Laws seeking to prevent
People from ______ each
Other or each other’s property
Involve disputes between
, or groups of people in
Which no has been broken
American courts operate under
An _______ system; opposing
Sides present their strongest
case
Individuals believe they have
Lost something of
because of someone else’s
actions
Government is always called
_______; individual or group
Being sued is called the
_________
Civil case may involve a t
In which one party has not
terms of a contract;
May Involve plagiarism
Two types of crimes_________
(Murder, rape, robbery, etc) &
_________ (vandalism,
Writing, bad checks, etc)
Civil law may also cover -----
Where a person suffers an injury
& claims that another party is
Responsible b/c of

38. Please copy down the questions; please skip three lines per question.
Bell ringer, 12.17
Please copy down the questions; please skip three lines per question.
U.S. courts base their rulings on the principle of stare decisis. What does this mean?
Why is the writ of habeas corpus an important right?
What two laws does Article I of the US Constitution forbid?
If someone argues that he was not given due process, what does he mean?
What must the police show in order for a judge to issue a search warrant?

39. Please copy down the questions; please skip three lines per question.
Bell ringer, 12.17
Please copy down the questions; please skip three lines per question.
Why must the police be aware of the exclusionary rule when investigating crimes?
Why was the ruling in Gideon versus Wainwright important?
What are the legal responsibilities of Americans?
What are the three basic legal rights of all citizens?
What is a plea bargain?

40. Today's Objective
Describe the legal protections guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
Discuss the rights of people accused of a crime

41. Dates to rememeber Winter Break is 2 days away!!!!!!
End of First Semester is 8 days away!
Ch. 15 test will be on Friday,

42. Daily Planner Bell ringer Outline – 6th Amendment GR 15-3
HWK – Complete GR 15-3 for Wednesday

43. Rights of People Accused of a Crime, pg. 354-58
III. Sixth Amendment
A. Accused has the right to a ______ (Gideon v. Wainwright)
B. Must be informed of _______ against accused
1. Speedy and public ______ by impartial jury
2. Most courts require trial within ______ days
C. Right to an impartial jury
1. Jury will be people who do not know ____
2. Jury will be drawn from area where ____ occurred
D. Trial juries have _____ people and must reach unanimous verdict in order to convict or acquit.
E. Defendant may choose a _______ trial without a jury
1. Most cases do not even go to _______
2. Most cases end in a _______ bargain.