Introduction to Law - What are laws

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Introduction to LawWhat is law and why do we haveit?


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Lesson Essential Questions

What is law?

Why do we have laws?


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GOALS Understanding what law isand why we have it

Identify thelaws that

affect/surround

them.

Realize thepervasivenessof law in their

daily lives.

Understandwhy those laws

exist.

Begin toquestion thefoundation,fairness, and

benefits of laws.

Begin to thinkof themselves

as part of alarger

community

governed bylaws.


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OBJECTIVES


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Skills Objectives

Utilizebrainstormingtechniques/skills.

Use creativity indesigning a new law.

Develop andarticulate opinionsand reasoning.

As a resultof thisclass,

studentswill be

better ableto:


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Attitude Objectives

L

aw is not foreign to orremoved from theirdaily lives.

Laws are not(necessarily) arbitrary,unfounded, and unfair.

There are legitimateobjections to somelaws.

Studentswill bebetterable to

feel:


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Activity: Paper Clip GameFollow Up Discussion

How did the gamemake you feel?

Was it unfair? Why?

What could be done tomake the game fair?

Clear and consistent rules setout at beginning

no changing of rulesmidgame

no discriminatory orarbitrary rules

apply rules equally

Why do you think weplayed the game?


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Activity: Paper Clip GameFollow Up Discussion

How dolaws differ

fromrules?

Whomakes

laws?

Whomakes

rules?

Where dolaws/rules

apply?


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Brainstorm the definition of law

Examples

Rules andregulationsmade and

enforced bygovernment

Regulating theconduct of

people withinsociety

Rulesestablished by

authority,society, orcustoms


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What laws did you encounter today?

Write a list of 10activities that you

do on a daily basis.Examples:

Traffic laws

discriminationlaws

consumer laws

environmentallaws


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Activity

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aw and Order:Criminal IntentSeason 04 Death Roe

What types of lawsare encounteredthroughout the

shows?

What are theselaws important?


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Reasons for having laws

Promoteorder/stability

preventconfusion/disorder

Protect humanrights

promote fairness promote values

resolve conflicts

Represent will ofmajority

protect rights ofminorities

protectenvironment

Govern relationsbetween

individuals/groups


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Activity Edmodo Response

Explain whatlife might be

like withoutlaws.

What are theadvantages

anddisadvantages

to having asystem of

laws?


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Activity: Drafting a New Law

Each group must

come up with anidea for a law thatdoes not now exist.

Example topics: SchoolWork Driving Birth control Drugs Guns Environment

Example of a newlaw

Summer vacations should beeliminated and students

should attend school yearround.

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