1. Good Laws
-Characteristics of Good Laws
Fairness
Reasonable
Understandable
Enforceable

2. Source of Our Laws
-Ancient Law Systems
-Hammurabi’s Code
-Ten Commandments
-Roman Codes
-English Law
-Magna Carta
-English Bill of Rights
-Common Law System
-American System
-Declaration of Independence
-Constitution

3. Source of Our Laws
-Ancient Law Systems
-Hammurabi’s Code
-Ten Commandments
-Roman Codes
-English Law
-Magna Carta
-English Bill of Rights
-Common Law System
-American System
-Declaration of Independence
-Constitution

4. Source of Our Laws
-Ancient Law Systems
-Hammurabi’s Code
-Ten Commandments
-Roman Codes
-English Law
-Magna Carta
-English Bill of Rights
-Common Law System
-American System
-Declaration of Independence
-Constitution

5. Criminal Law
-Criminal Law– Laws that deal with
specific statutory rules laid down
by the government regarding
people’s behavior
-misdemeanor
-felony

6. Civil Law
-Civil Law
-Lawsuits
-Contracts
-Family law
-Small Claims Courts

7. Constitutional Law
-Constitutional Law
-law that deals specifically with
rights and issues revolving around
our rights as defined in state or
national Constitutions

8. Administrative Law
-Administrative Law
-these are laws that are
formulated in response to laws
passed by Congress
-determined by the executive
branch
-has the same effect as law passed
by legislature

9. International Law
-International Law
-military agreements
-diplomatic treaties
-trade
-human rights