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Functions of American Law: Ensuring Justice and Order

Explore the essential functions of American law to protect individuals, resolve disputes, and provide order in society. Discover how laws safeguard liberties, property, and create beneficial programs.

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Functions of American Law: Ensuring Justice and Order

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  1. What is law? In a small group, create a definition

  2. Lesson 1.1Purpose & Functions of Law in Society Essential Question: Why does every civilized society need laws? What are the functions of American Law?

  3. Law - To Protect Individuals & Their Property: To Resolve Disputes: To Protect Individual Liberties: Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: To Provide Order & Predictability to Society:

  4. Law - the body of rules and regulations governing the affairs of a society and enforced by a political authority. To Protect Individuals & Their Property: To Resolve Disputes: To Protect Individual Liberties: Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: To Provide Order & Predictability to Society:

  5. Law - the body of rules and regulations governing the affairs of a society and enforced by a political authority. To Protect Individuals & Their Property: - State & federal criminal codes forbid acts that harm people and/or property - Some illegal acts are malum in se, others are malum prohibitum - Violating these laws will result in varying degrees of punishment To Resolve Disputes: To Protect Individual Liberties: Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: To Provide Order & Predictability to Society:

  6. Law - the body of rules and regulations governing the affairs of a society and enforced by a political authority. To Protect Individuals & Their Property: - State & federal criminal codes forbid acts that harm people and/or property - Some illegal acts are malum in se, others are malum prohibitum - Violating these laws will result in varying degrees of punishment To Resolve Disputes: - Civil law provides a consistent way of resolving disputes among individuals - For example: personal injury cases, divorce, child custody To Protect Individual Liberties: Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: To Provide Order & Predictability to Society:

  7. Law - the body of rules and regulations governing the affairs of a society and enforced by a political authority. To Protect Individuals & Their Property: - State & federal criminal codes forbid acts that harm people and/or property - Some illegal acts are malum in se, others are malum prohibitum Violating these laws will result in varying degrees of punishment To Resolve Disputes: - Civil law provides a consistent way of resolving disputes among individuals - For example: personal injury cases, divorce, child custody To Protect Individual Liberties: -The U.S. Constitution (& its Bill of Rights) is the “supreme law of the land” - Statutes (such as the CR Act of 1964 & the VR Act of 1965) and court rulings (such as Gideon v. Wainwright) offer additional protections Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: To Provide Order & Predictability to Society:

  8. Law - the body of rules and regulations governing the affairs of a society and enforced by a political authority. To Protect Individuals & Their Property: - State & federal criminal codes forbid acts that harm people and/or property - Some illegal acts are malum in se, others are malum prohibitum - Violating these laws will result in varying degrees of punishment To Resolve Disputes: - Civil law provides a consistent way of resolving disputes among individuals - For example: personal injury cases, divorce, child custody To Protect Individual Liberties: -The U.S. Constitution (& its Bill of Rights) is the “supreme law of the land” - Statutes (such as the CR Act of 1964 & the VR Act of 1965) and court rulings (such as Gideon v. Wainwright) offer additional protections Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: - All government programs (such as Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Compensation, etc.) are enacted by law To Provide Order & Predictability to Society:

  9. Law - the body of rules and regulations governing the affairs of a society and enforced by a political authority. To Protect Individuals & Their Property: - State & federal criminal codes forbid acts that harm people and/or property - Some illegal acts are malum in se, others are malum prohibitum - Violating these laws will result in varying degrees of punishment To Resolve Disputes: - Civil law provides a consistent way of resolving disputes among individuals - For example: personal injury cases, divorce, child custody To Protect Individual Liberties: -The U.S. Constitution (& its Bill of Rights) is the “supreme law of the land” - Statutes (such as the CR Act of 1964 & the VR Act of 1965) and court rulings (such as Gideon v. Wainwright) offer additional protections Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: - All government programs (such as Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Compensation, etc.) are enacted by law To Provide Order & Predictability to Society: - Criminal & civil law provide an orderly means of seeking justice - Contract law allows people to conduct their affairs with some certainty - Following precedent (in court cases) provides predictability & consistency

  10. Law - the body of rules and regulations governing the affairs of a society and enforced by a political authority. To Protect Individuals & Their Property: - State & federal criminal codes forbid acts that harm people and/or property - Some illegal acts are malum in se, others are malum prohibitum - Violating these laws will result in varying degrees of punishment Which of these functions do you feel are the most important? Place a check mark beside the two that you feel are most important and be prepared to justify your choice to a partner. To Resolve Disputes: - Civil law provides a consistent way of resolving disputes among individuals - For example: personal injury cases, divorce, child custody To Protect Individual Liberties: -The U.S. Constitution (& its Bill of Rights) is the “supreme law of the land” - Statutes (such as the CR Act of 1964 & the VR Act of 1965) and court rulings (such as Gideon v. Wainwright) offer additional protections Functions of American Law To Provide Benefits & Create New Programs: - All government programs (such as Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Compensation, etc.) are enacted by law To Provide Order & Predictability to Society: - Criminal & civil law provide an orderly means of seeking justice - Contract law allows people to conduct their affairs with some certainty - Following precedent (in court cases) provides predictability & consistency

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