1. Dumb Laws in Oregon Drivers must yield to pedestrians who are standing on the sidewalk. One may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway It is illegal to place a container filled with human fecal matter on the side of any highway. Babies may not be carried on the running boards of a car. Drivers may not pump their own gas. A door on a car may not be left open longer than is necessary. Dishes must drip dry. The “Peer Review Statute” prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about your medical treatment. Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays. One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” i. Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing

2. What are some of the reasons laws are made and put into practice? (Write your ideas p.8) Try to come up with at least 8 reasons

3. Laws you do not like or agree with(p.8) Name at least five laws you do not like or agree with and describe your reasons for disagreeing with the law.

4. Laws you like and agree with (p.8) Name at least five laws or rules you agree with and explain why.

5. Child Labor rules: What do you know? (p.8) Write at least 5 rules you know about child labor OR five rules you think Should be in place to cover child labor Write them on p.8

6. Read the following article about child labor in the United States. On p.8, write down the three most important facts from this article. National Child Labor Committee In reaction to unenforced child labor laws of the late 1890s, a movement arose to end what many considered a "social evil." In 1904, the National Child Labor Committee was founded by reformers seeking the end of child labor. They established local committees in the states that allowed unregulated child labor. After it was chartered by Congress in 1907, the committee set about publicizing the plight of child laborers on a national scale by publishing statistics, photographs and information about the dangers and unhealthy conditions in children's work environments. In 1908, the committee hired the famous photographer Lewis Hine as an investigative reporter to expose the harsh working conditions of children. His photographs were widely published and shown in traveling exhibitions around the country. They were instrumental in persuading Americans to demand laws ending the abusive conditions of child workers. The committee's work laid the groundwork for the passage of subsequent laws that regulated and eventually abolished child labor.

7. Keating-Owens Act-Reader 3In 1916, Congress passed the Keating- Owens Act. The act didn't abolish child labor, but set standards for its regulation. It set a minimum age of 14 for factory workers and 16 for mine workers and required employers to document the age of their laborers. The law established the maximum eight-hour workday. Violators of the law were prohibited from shipping their products between states. In 1918, the Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional by a single vote, deciding that the authority of Congress over interstate commerce didn't include labor conditions and violated state's rights.

8. Fair Labor Standards Act-Reader 4As part of the New Deal, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A landmark in ending child labor, the federal law set a minimum hourly minimum wage of 25 cents per hour and a maximum workweek of 44 hours. It included important provisions defining and regulating most child labor. It protected children from hazardous employment and working conditions detrimental to their health and well- being. Employment was prohibited that interfered with children's schooling. This law was amended throughout the 20th century to further protect the rights of workers between the ages of 16 and 18.

9. But here are the federal basics: The minimum age to work is 14. Teens ages 14 and 15 are limited to working: A) non-school hours; B) 3 hours per school day and 18 hours in a school week; C) 8 hours per non- school day and 40 hours in a non-school week and D) between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. except from June 1 to Labor Day when hours are extended to 9 pm. Kids of any age can deliver newspapers; perform in TV, radio or stage work; work in businesses owned by their parents (except in mining, manufacturing or hazardous jobs); or perform babysitting jobs or other minor jobs around the house.babysitting jobs Once a teen reaches 16, these limitations go away on the federal level. But until then it can be hard to get hired unless it's something like lifeguarding at the local pool. Also, there may be state labor laws that have further limitations - even after the age of 16. Employers in your area will likely know these laws and hire accordingly for any jobs for teens that they have.

10. Design a Law Your job on p. 9 is to design a child labor law Give your law a name based on the situation that brought the law to being. Give a thorough, half page explanation of why this law exists. Your law must consider age, ability, hours, conditions, school, and anything else that you believe is important to the “rights of children” Make sure your law is based on working in a “Child Centered Society” which is a group of people that put the needs and rights or children first.