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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..

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

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End of First Semester is 13 days away!

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Time Line – Early Legal Influences

Ch. 9 Make your own test!

HWK – please read pages 344-47

Code of Hammurabi Roman Law Napoleonic Code

Ten Commandments Justinian’s Code

Early Law, pg 345-46


First known systemOf written law;

Composed around 1760 B.C.; _____

Laws regardingEveryday behavior

Roman Law Napoleonic Code

Ten Commandments Justinian’s Code


Composed around 1760 B.C.; 282 Laws regarding

Everyday behavior

Roman Law Napoleonic Code

Found in the _____; Include moral rulesAbout how people

Should behave Towards others

Justinian’s Code



Composed around 1760 B.C.; 282 Laws regarding

Everyday behavior

First Roman code Published in 450

B.C. (_________); Drastic

Penalties; SpreadAs Roman

Empire grew

Napoleonic Code

Found in the Bible; Include moral rulesAbout how people


Justinian’s Code


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.

Video – You, The Jury

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.



Ch. 9 Make Your Own Test is due tomorrow!

Ch. 15-1 quiz will be on Friday



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Time Line – Early Legal Influences


8 vocabulary Terms you should know …

HWK – Complete Ch. 9 Make Your Own Test


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


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

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


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) and answer.


Ch. 9 Make Your Own Test is due today




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English Common Law


Ch. 15 Crossword Puzzle

HWK – Complete Ch. 15 Crossword Puzzle

Page 346-347

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

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




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Compare / Contrast Civil and Criminal Law


8 questions you should know ….

HWK – Review for Ch. 15-1 quiz

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)

348-50

What are Acts of

Parliament?

What are laws Based on court Decisions rather

Than a legal code?

What are a set Of rules that allow

People to live Peacefully in

Society?

Which ancient Civilization madeA science of the

law

Which state has A system of laws

Based on the Napoleonic Code?

Who said that The state should

Have a “governmentOf laws, andNot of men?

Which law includedBasic principles of

Citizen’s rights suchAs trial by jury?

What are commandsIssued by Roman

Emperors that wereEquivalent to laws?

344-347

Please copy down the riddle on the half 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?

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




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Compare / Contrast Civil and Criminal Law


Ch. 15-1 quiz

HWK – None

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

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.

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



Ch. 15 test will be on Friday, 1.4.13

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Outline – 6th Amendment

GR 15-3

HWK – Complete GR 15-3 for Wednesday

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. Most cases end in a _______ bargain.

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