1. Executive Branch

2. Do Now We are a nation of laws, do we need them? Why or why not?

3. Information Chapter 7-1 and 7-2 work due Project presentations final day - must present

4. Current Events Arizona officer uses car to stop suspect - suspect had stolen gun - excessive force? Medical Marijuana in Georgia - nearly half the states have medicinal use (21 states + DC) - different laws by state

5. Do Now We are a nation of laws, do we need them? Why or why not?

6. Types of Law Criminal Civil Statutory Common Labor Administrative Constitutional

7. Criminal Law Crime - determined by society - enacted through government Determines crimes - punishment for crimes Designed to protect society

8. Criminal Code Changes Crimes Code - designed to be a deterrent Do laws actually deter crime?

9. Civil Law Laws that govern behaviors of people - disputes between people Types of disputes - family law - divorce - business issues - multiple courts

10. Sources of Law Statutory Law - laws passed by legislatures - criminal/civil laws Common Law - based on custom, cases, and traditions - decisions based on precedent

11. Creating Precedence

12. Other Law Types Administrative - agencies create law - FCC, NHTSB Constitutional - questions about the Constitution - heard by Supreme Court Labor - disputes between employer and employees

13. Exit If the legislature is responsible for making laws, why are some agencies able to make “law” and hold people accountable? Should they have this ability.