Street Law Chapter 1 Review

The rules and regulations made and enforced by the government that regulate people's conduct in society.

• Morals

• Ethics

• Law

• Order

Choose all of the goals of law from the list below:

• Promoting ORDER and morality

• Protecting the rights of MINORITIES

• Representing the will of the MINORITY

• Protecting basic HUMAN RIGHTS

• Governing every DECISION made

Laws must balance RIGHTS with ____________________.

• OPTIONS

• RESPONSIBILITIES

• ORDER

• MORALITY

Without laws, there would be CONFUSION and __________________.

• OPTIMISM

• ORGANIZATION

• DIPLOMACY

• DISORDER

The __________________ is a set of principles, or ideals, for ensuring an orderly and just society. Many countries throughout the world strive to uphold the rule of law where no one is above the law, everyone is treated equally under the law, everyone is held accountable to the same laws, there are clear and fair processes for enforcing laws, there is an independent judiciary, and human rights are guaranteed for all.

• human code

• rule of law

• cold, hard truth

• school handbook

Check off the four (4) types of values.

• Politcal values

• Religious values

• Social values

• Moral values

• Economic values

True or false? As values change, so can laws.

• True

• False

_______________ values deal with fundamental questions of right and wrong.

• Political

• Moral

• Ethnic

• Economic

_________________ values deal with the accumulation, preservation, use, and distribution of wealth.

• Moral

• Political

• Emotional

• Economic

_______________________ values reflect the relationship between government and individuals.

• Political

• Economic

• Moral

• Aesthetic