Unit 1 : Introduction to Law and the Legal System

What is a law?

• Rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the behavior of people in a society

• A series of suggestions people should follow

• Rules that tell you only what not to do

• Regulations made only by the leader of a country which tell the citizens to obey him/her and only him/her

What is a federal law?

• a law that only applies to the county/city/village/etc. within a state

• a law that applies to every state

• a law that only applies to a single state

What is a state law?

• a law that applies to every state

• a law that only applies to the county/city/village/etc. within a state

• a law that only applies to a single state

What is a local law?

• a law that applies to every state

• a law that only applies to a single state

• a law that only applies to the county/city/village/etc. within a state

Choose the examples of federal laws:

• Rent laws, local safety

• Immigration law, anti-discrimination laws, bankruptcy law

• Criminal matters, divorce/family matters, personal injuries

Choose the examples of state laws:

• Rent laws, local safety

• Immigration law, bankruptcy law, anti-discrimination laws

• Criminal matters, divorce/family matters, personal injuries

Choose the examples of local laws:

• Rent laws, local safety

• Criminal matters, divorce/family matters, personal injuries

• Immigration law, bankruptcy law, anti-discrimination laws

What are human rights?

• The rights humans have if they live in the United States

• The rights which tell others to treat people less than how they should be treated

• The rights people have if they live in Canada

• The rights all people have simply because they are human beings

What are the two main categories of laws?

• Winning and losing

• Criminal and civil

• Business and education

• Human and animal

What is the highest law in the United States?

• The local government

• U.S. Constitution

• Whatever the current president says

• The highest law is whatever YOU believe is right