Where Our Laws Come From 👩‍⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how laws made by legislatures differ from guidelines established by judges' decisions
• Explore the history and importance of legal codes
• Analyze our Constitution and state constitutions as sets of laws
• Describe how laws are carried out by government agencies
• Explain why laws are sometimes changed

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took notes on Lesson 1, Part 4: Where Our Laws Come From
• Using the notes from Lesson 1, Part 4, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define statutes, common law, and legal code.
2. What are the two main ways that our laws are made?
3. How are constitutions and legal codes similar and different?
4. Why do laws made by our legislatures sometimes become out of date?
5. Evaluate What is one law that you think should be changed? Explain why.

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 1, Part 4: Where Our Laws Come From