Judicial Branch

Do Now

In your opinion, do laws actually help

reduce crime, why or why not?

Information• Chapter 7-1 and 7-2 work due yesterday

• Project presentations

- missing briefs

Current Events • Cameras and Cops

- should officers be required to

wear cameras on their

uniforms?

• California Wild fires

- threatening homes

- significant drought issues and

dry conditions

Do Now

In your opinion, do laws actually help

reduce crime, why or why not?

Types of Law• Criminal• Civil• Statutory• Common• Labor• Administrative• Constitutional

Criminal Law• Crime

- determined by society

- enacted through

government• Determines crimes

- punishment for crimes• Designed to protect

society

Criminal Code Changes• Crimes Code

- designed to be a

deterrent • Do laws actually deter

crime?

Civil Law

• Laws that govern

behaviors of people

- disputes between

people• Types of disputes

- family law

- divorce

- business issues

- multiple courts

Sources of Law• Statutory Law

- laws passed by

legislatures

- criminal/civil laws• Common Law

- based on custom, cases,

and traditions

- decisions based on

precedent

Creating Precedence

Other Law Types• Administrative

- agencies create law

- FCC, NHTSB• Constitutional

- questions about the

Constitution

- heard by Supreme Court• Labor

- disputes between

employer and employees

Exit

If the legislature is responsible for making laws, why are some

agencies able to make “law” and hold people accountable? Should

they have this ability.