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Fighting Polution

 1. Priorities and evaluate its recourses.  2. Local School Districts  3. Provide Money And Funds  4. Clean Air Guidelines A Community Goes By Making Decisions And Carry Out Actions/ Government, Political Parties, Interest Groups, Or The Media.  6. They Say that Vouchers Funnel Education Funds Out Of The Public School Systems And Into Private Schools Also That They Violate The 1 st Amendment.

 1. When the local Parent Teacher Association asks now many volunteers will help clean up playgrounds

 1. Something that is poisonous?  TOXIC  2. Constructing an apartment building is what?  A Short -Term Plan  3.

 1. What is the most important source of American law?  English Law

 1. A precedent may become part of the common law.  2. To keep peace and orderly conduct.  commandments and English Laws.  4. Gave us Common Law  5. Next Slide

Examples of Kinds of Laws Code of Hammurabi

Legal TermLatin OriginEnglish Meaning BailTo carry a BurdenTemporary release from prison In exchange for security Ex post factoFrom a thing done afterward After the fact JuryJurareBody of persons sworn to give a verdict Writ of habeas corpusYou should have the body Bring before court

 1. Party that brings charges- Plantiff  2. Individual or group accused- Defendant

 1. Criminal Civil Public  2.  3. Plaintiff is bringing charges defendant is defending.  4. Murder rape arson and robbery  5. Lawsuit  6. A person getting murdered and blaming someone else of negligence.  7. Ida Wels Barnett  8. Decide limits of Govt power and rights of individual

 1. Larceny, Robbery, Burglary

 1. WSP stole Taylor Hicks song and put it on ITunes  2. The name of the judge  3. Hicks is an adult song writer and recording artist who lives in Alabama  4. Hicks wants the court to keep Smith from releasing and profiting from Hick’s songs.

 1. If someone scratches your court you can file a lawsuit.  2. Someone is injured on your property you can sue.  3. Administrative law deals with the FAA. The laws that affect the general welfare  4. Criminal  5. On the next slide

 5. Criminal LawsCivil Laws Drunk DrivingNegligence Murder, armed robberyChild Custody

 1.

 1. A law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not illegal when it was committed.  2. Due Process of Law.  3. To ensure.  4. A judge’s authorization to make a search.  5. To decide whether the Govt. has enough evidence to bring someone to court.  6. Plea Bargaining.  7. Unconstitutional of the 8 th amendment.  8. If that person is a threat to the community.

 1. Which of the following is a safeguard against being kept in jail unlawfully?  Writ of Habeas Corpus

 1. Bail is getting money to get out of jail.  2. Now why being held in jail.  3.  4. Might get more charges pressed against you.  5.

 1. 1st known system of written laws  2. Common Law  3.

 Section 1: Napoleonic Code  Section 2: Civil Wrongs  Section 3: Official Explination

 1. The equal protection clause requires Govt. to treat ALL PEOPLE EQUALY

 1. D  2. A  3. B  4. C  5. C  6. D  7. A  8. C  9. A  10. B  11. D

 Q: The Party That Brings The Charges  A: Plaintiff  Q: The Person That Is Accused For The Crime  A: Defendant  Q: What Is It When A Civil Case Goes To Court  A: Lawsuit  Q: What Is It When You Take Someone Else’s Property  A: Robbery

 Q:  A:

 1. Today is our last?  TEST