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1. Where was John Peter Zenger from originally?

2. Which newspaper did Zenger agree to publish?

3. Why did Governor Cosby order copies of the paper burned?

4. When did the case go to trial?5. What was the verdict in the case?

Please read page 346; Write down the question (5) on yellow paper and answer.

Identify the functions of lawCite early laws that influenced the legal system

Today’s Objective

Quiz on 8-3, 8-4 on Wednesday, 11/30

End of grading period is on Friday, 12/16

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Compare / Contrast – How SCOTUS makes decisions

Review for 8-3, 8-4 quiz

6 Functions of the Law

--------- is guiding principle;

Let the decision stand

Social conditions, publicAttitudes & technology

changesForce court to be --------

Sometimes reviews a caseTo clarify -------- of The Constitution

When social conditions changeThe Court may make new

--------- of the law

Plessy versus Ferguson Created ---------

Facilities for whites andAfrican Americans

By 1950’s, Society’s view onRacial segregation changed

With -----------

1. The first known system or written law is the code of --------.

2. ------- believed that government should operate according to established dependable rules.

3. Laws are ------ on everyone living in a particular community, state, or nation.

4. Laws also set the rules for resolving ------ which are disagreements over money, property, etc.

5. Ordinary people must be able to understand laws and the ------- must be able to enforce them.

Read pages 344-45; Copy and fill in the blank. Be prepared for a vocabulary quiz at the end of the period,.

Quiz on 8-3, 8-4 on Wednesday, 11/30


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6 Functions of the Law

8-3, 8-4 quiz

1. Who is the defendant in this court case and what crime is he charged with?

2. Which side begins the case and who is their first witness?

3. What mistake does Mike’s mom make in the video?

4. How much was the stolen stereo worth?

5. Who is the defense’s first witness?

Copy the questions (10); Please skip three lines per question.

6. What happens with the defense rests its case?

7. According to the defense, what is Mike guilty of being what?

8. According to the prosecution, what is Mike?

9. What does the prosecution urge the jurors to use to decide this case?

10.Is the defendant guilty or innocent?

Copy the questions (10); Please skip three lines per question.

4 AR Books read and passed by Friday, 12/2

Chapter 15-1, 15-2 quiz on Wednesday, 12/7


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Time line – Early Legal Systems

Video – You, The Jury

HWK – GR 15-1

First known systemOf written law;

Composed around 1760 B.C.; --------

Laws regardingEveryday behavior

First Roman code Published in --------

B.C.; Drastic Penalties; Spread

As Roman Empire grew

Napoleon updatedThe Justinian Code

And renames it After himself; took

His code across ---------- as he Conquered it

Found in the ---------; Include moral rulesAbout how people

Should behave Towards others

533 A.D. JustinianTrimmed mass of Roman law into Orderly body of Rules; Basis for

------ ---------Church

Early Law, pg 345-46

Please copy down the riddle on the yellow sheet of paper and try to answer.

1.If there are 15 crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a 1/3 of them, how many are left on the fence?

2.Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will not eat a penguin’s egg. Why not?

3.What building has the most stories?

4.What is the longest word in the English language?

4 AR Books read and passed by Friday, 12/2



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English Law – Web Map

Video – You, the Jury

8 Vocabulary terms you should know …

Read pages 352-53; Copy and fill in the blank.

1.American colonists enjoyed a degree of _______ found in few countries in the 18th century.

2.One of the most important legal rights in Article I is the writ of _________.

3.An _________ law is a law that would punish a person for an action that was not against law when it was committed.

4.The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the _______ of laws.

5.The _______ protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires governments to treat all people equally.

Identify the actions that various kinds of laws governExplain how various kinds of laws differ

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Compare / Contrast Criminal and Civil Law


Laws seeking to preventPeople from harming each

Other or each other’s property

American courts operate underAn adversary system; opposing

Sides present their strongestcase

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)

Please turn to page 356 in your text book; please rank the crimes

listed below in order of most serious (1) to least serious (8). Yes, please write the entire crime. Be

prepared to discuss your choices …

My List

1. Release a computer virus into police computer system

2. Breaking firewall of a bank3. Selling crack cocaine to another4. Factory dumping waste5. Drunk Driver killing a teen6. Person with a gun robbing a victim of $507. Setting fire to a business8. Downloading illegal music off the internet

Identify the actions that various kinds of laws governExplain how various kinds of laws differ

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Compare / Contrast Criminal and Civil Law


Laws seeking to preventPeople from ______ each

Other or each other’s property

Involve disputes between --------- , or groups of people inWhich no ----- has been broken

American courts operate underAn _______ system; opposing Sides present their strongest

caseGovernment is always called _______; individual or group

Being sued is called the _________

Two types of crimes_________(Murder, rape, robbery, etc) &

_________ (vandalism, Writing, bad checks, etc)

Individuals believe they haveLost something of --------

because of someone else’s ---------- actions

Civil case may involve a -------tIn which one party has not --------- terms of a contract;

May Involve plagiarismCivil law may also cover -----

Where a person suffers an injury& claims that another party is

Responsible b/c of --------

348-50

A sum of money As a securityDeposit to

Ensure that an Accused personReturns for his

Or her trial

The study of The law

The practice of Using earlier

Judicial decisions as Basis for

Deciding cases

A legal action in Which a person or

Group sues to Collect damages for Some harm that is

done

An individual Or a group beingSued or charged

With a crime

A law that punishes a person

Accused of a Crime without

A trial or a Fair hearing in

court

A person or Party filing a

lawsuit

Putting someone onTrial for a crime of

Which he or she wasPreviously acquitted

1. Who decides the guilt or innocence of a person on trial?

2. What are the three rights of the Sixth Amendment listed in the video?

3. Under our Constitution, everyone is considered what before a trial?

4. What is one of the most effective tools we have to determine the truth?

5. What is the one right of the Fifth Amendment listed in the video?

Please write down the question; Please skip three lines per question; Have planner on your table

6. What happens if an officer does not read a suspect his Miranda rights?

7. What is the one right of the Fourth Amendment listed in the video?

8. What do police need to enter a house to search for evidence?

9. What are the two exceptions that allow police to enter without a search warrant?

10.Should parents be allowed to consent to searches of their children’s rooms?

Please write down the question; Please skip three lines per question; Have planner on your table

Describe the legal protections guaranteed by the U.S. ConstitutionDiscuss the rights of people accused of a crime

Chapter 15-1, 15-2 quiz on Thursday, 12/8

Pride Break on Friday, 12/9 (4 books read and passed)


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Outline – Sixth Amendment

Video – Your Constitutional Rights

Outline

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. Must cases end in a _______ barging.

Please copy down the questions; please skip three lines per question.

1)U.S. courts base their rulings on the principle of stare decisis. What does this mean?

2)Why is the writ of habeas corpus an important right?

3)What two laws does Article I of the US Constitution forbid?

4)If someone argues that he was not given due process, what does he mean?

5)What must the police show in order for a judge to issue a search warrant?

6) Why must the police be aware of the exclusionary rule when investigating crimes?

7) Why was the ruling in Gideon versus Wainwright important?

8) What are the legal responsibilities of Americans?

9) What are the three basic legal rights of all citizens?

10)What is a plea bargain?

Please copy down the questions; please skip three lines per question.

Pride Break on Friday, 12/9 (4 books read and passed)


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Outline – 8th Amendment

Video – Rights of the Accused

Outline

IV. Eighth Amendment: Punishment and Bail

A. Outlaws cruel and unusual _________

1. Torture is considered _______

2. Punishments must be ________ to the crime

3.Controversy over the ________ penalty

i. Furman v. Ga. imposed in _______ ways

ii. ¾ of states have revised laws to conform with the _________

B. 8th Amendment prohibits excessive _______

1. Bail guarantees person will return for their _____

2. Bail must be set in proportion to the _________

3. For serious crimes, bail may be set very _______

4. In some cases, bail may not be given at all

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