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How are laws made?

How are laws made?. “ Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.” John Godfrey Saxe, American poet (1816 – 1887) What does this mean?. How are our laws made?. Where do laws come from?. Constitutions Legislatures Voters Administrative agencies

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How are laws made?

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  1. How are laws made? “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.”John Godfrey Saxe, American poet (1816 – 1887) What does this mean?

  2. How are our laws made?

  3. Where do laws come from? • Constitutions • Legislatures • Voters • Administrative agencies • Courts • ANYONE can come up with a law…

  4. Legislative Process:How a bill becomes a law • Where in the U.S. Constitution is the process described? • Article I, Section 7 (p575 of your book) • I’m Just A Bill • Legislatures try to respond to the needs of the citizens by making bills • Unclear law p22

  5. Agencies that make law… • OSHA • EPA • DOT • TSA • Department of Homeland Security • Hidden lawmakers • Regulations by agencies become law without being voted upon (but hold public hearings)

  6. Courts can also make laws: • Precedent • All lower courts in the jurisdiction where the precedent was issued must follow it • Example-a states supreme court ruled that the states constitution required that school funding be equalized throughout the state-richer and poorer school districts would each have to spend the same amount per student (all lower courts would have to follow)

  7. International Lawmaking • Treaty • United Nations • 200 member countries • US was founding member • Problem 2.5 p28

  8. Who makes laws in Oregon?

  9. Are you going to be a lawmaker? What is a lawmaker? • Who is a lawmaker? • Advocacy-the active support of a cause • Lobbying-way to influence the law making process by convincing lawmakers to vote as you want them too Oregon Voters = Lawmakers • Initiative-a procedure that enables a specified number of voters to propose a law by petition • Referendum-legislative act that is referred to voters for final approval or rejection • Read Problem 3.3 (p36) and answer the questions

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