The Law Game

Is it a law today?

1. No

A

ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code (1700 BCE)

2. Yes

N

ew Britain, CT: Law still on record today

3. Yes

M

exico City, Mexico: Law passes in 1895 after a man

whistled hello at a cyclist and then the cyclist lost

control of his bike, and was killed after being struck

by a horse.

4. NO

U

nited States: Federal law passed in 1882, limited

Chinese immigration on the west coast, was repealed

in 1943.

5. No

A

ncient Roman Law, 450 BCE

6. NO

C

ambodia: Current Cambodian Law, enacted because

government thought use of water guns might incite a

riot.

7. NO

A

ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code

8. YES

U

nited States: 26th Amendment, passed 1971

9. NO

A

ncient Roman Law

10. YES

C

onnecticut Law, Current

11. YES

U

nited States: 2nd Amendment, 1791

12. NO

A

ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code

13. YES

N

ew Haven, CT: Current law, established in 1700s, but

no longer followed

14. NO

A

ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code

15. YES

U

nited States, Federal law passed in 2002

16. YES

H

artford, CT: current law

17. NO

U

nited States: 18th Amendment passed in 1919,

repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933

18. YES

A

ncient Greece: 1000 BCE

19. YES

K

ansas, current law

20. NO

A

ncient Roman Law

21. YES

U

nited States: 4th Amendment, 1791

22. NO

A

ncient Egypt

23. YES and NO

U

nited States: 14th Amendment, 1868

A

ncient Egypt: 2000 BCE, only included “citizens”, not

those considered to be slaves

24. NO

A

ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code

25. YES

U

nited States: 15th Amendment, 1870