Kinds of Laws

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 363.

Task 2

Task 1

Follow-up

1. What happened in this case?

2. Who are the parties?

3. What facts are important? Unimportant?

4. Is any significant information missing?

5. Why did the people involved act the way they did?

6. What are the arguments in favor of and against each point of view?

7. Which arguments are most persuasive? Least persuasive? Why?

8. What might be the consequences of each course of action? To the parties? To society?

9. Are there any alternatives?

10. What questions might you pose if you had an opportunity to interview individuals involved in the case?

1. Why do you think the bystanders took no action to help Kitty?

2. Did the bystanders commit a crime by not acting? Give your reasons.

3. Did the bystanders do the right thing?

4. Should the law hold citizens responsible for not helping out in cases such as this one?

5. Should the law impose civil or criminal liability on the bystanders who fails to help? Give pros and cons of such laws.

After completing this section students should be able to:

1. Name the two major groups of laws (criminal and civil).

2. Define the terms: criminal laws, felonies, misdemeanors, civil laws, civil action, defendant, plaintiff, prosecutor, beyond a reasonable doubt,and preponderance of the evidence.

3. Explain the difference between criminal and civil laws.

4. Describe the difference between misdemeanors and felonies.

5. Recognize the laws involved and identify each law as either civil or criminal.