Street Law Introduction to Law and the Legal System Created by G. Moses, 2005

Overview What is Law? How Rights are Balanced with Responsibilities. How the Constitution Creates the Basis for all of Our Laws.

What is Law?

How Rights are Balanced with Responsibilities.

How the Constitution Creates the Basis for all of Our Laws.

What is law? Jurisprudence Law and Values Protect your basic human rights promote fairness help resolve conflicts promote order and stability promote desirable social and economic behavior represent the will of most of the people protect the rights of people in the minority

Jurisprudence

Law and Values

Protect your basic human rights

promote fairness

help resolve conflicts

promote order and stability

promote desirable social and economic behavior

represent the will of most of the people

protect the rights of people in the minority

The Basis of Law Moral Economic Political Social

Moral

Economic

Political

Social

Moral, Economic, Political, Social examples All drivers must stop at stop signs. It is a crime to cheat on your tax return. All citizens may vote at age 18. Special government programs lend money to minority-owned businesses at low interest rates. Government officials may not accept gifts from people who want them to pass certain laws. Possession of marihuana is a crime.

All drivers must stop at stop signs.

It is a crime to cheat on your tax return.

All citizens may vote at age 18.

Special government programs lend money to minority-owned businesses at low interest rates.

Government officials may not accept gifts from people who want them to pass certain laws.

Possession of marihuana is a crime.

Balancing Rights with Responsibilities Kinds of Law Criminal Law “ The State of Nevada v. Your Name Here ” Civil Law - suing your neighbor because he is too loud and you cant sleep

Kinds of Law

Criminal Law

“ The State of Nevada v. Your Name Here ”

Civil Law

- suing your neighbor because he is too loud and you cant sleep

A Little Story What are all the things that you think Matt and Kenji did wrong? What laws are involved in this story? Which of these are criminal laws and which are civil?

What are all the things that you think Matt and Kenji did wrong?

What laws are involved in this story?

Which of these are criminal laws and which are civil?

Our Constitutional Framework Separation of Powers Checks and Balances National and State Government The Bill of Rights Changing the Constitution

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

National and State Government

The Bill of Rights

Changing the Constitution