Rights and Liberties

Bill of Rights Freedoms and the right to “life, liberty, and property.”

Agenda Hwk: Law in America Handout (in

Dominance/Submission packet) Blog

write a response to each of your fellow classmates (two or three sentences on a point you agree or disagree)

When Done work on Criminal Law Handout/Review –(first few)

Does background make some commit crimes?

Nature of Crimes Crimes of Omission If Time: Laws and Crimes Objective: To identify crimes and laws

for them.

How did the shooting How did the shooting occur?occur?

What happened to What happened to the victim?the victim?

What caused Valta to What caused Valta to commit the shooting?commit the shooting?

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What is What is Homicide?Homicide?

The killing of one The killing of one human being by human being by another.another.

What is the difference What is the difference between criminal and between criminal and noncriminal homicides?noncriminal homicides?

Criminal is not Criminal is not justifiable or sometimes justifiable or sometimes done with done with premeditation or premeditation or malice.malice.

Types of Criminal Types of Criminal Homicides:Homicides:

11stst Degree: Degree: What do you need for 1What do you need for 1stst

degree murder charge?degree murder charge? PremeditationPremeditation

Felony Murder:Felony Murder: killing that killing that takes place during a felony.takes place during a felony.

22ndnd Degree Murder: Degree Murder: How is it different than 1How is it different than 1stst

degree?degree? No PremeditationNo Premeditation

Voluntary Manslaughter:Voluntary Manslaughter: Victims does something to Victims does something to offender-happens right offender-happens right after.after.

                                 

Involuntary Manslaughter: unintentional killing by a reckless act.

What are some examples of Voluntary and Involuntary Manslaughter?

Vol-Spouse found cheating, Inv-Gun Show

Negligent Homicide: Failure to exercise care that results in a death What is an example of

Negligent Homicide? Auto-speeding,

Airplanes, etc.

Noncriminal Homicide:Noncriminal Homicide: Justifiable or excusable.Justifiable or excusable. What are some What are some

examples?examples? Police, Self-Defense, Police, Self-Defense,

Executioner.Executioner.

Suicide: is the deliberate taking of one own’s life.

Crime to attempt to commit suicide.

What happens to those who attempt suicide and don’t die?

Psychological Examination, Treatment, etc.

1 million teens 1 million teens attempt and attempt and 6,000 succeed.6,000 succeed.

True or False True or False Teens commit Teens commit more suicides more suicides than the elderly.than the elderly.

What is assault?What is assault? Carryout physical harm Carryout physical harm

on another.on another. What is Battery?What is Battery? Unlawful physical Unlawful physical

contact inflicted on contact inflicted on anotheranother..

Different levels of Different levels of assault:assault:

Assault with the Assault with the intent to murder, intent to murder, Aggravated Aggravated Assault, etc.Assault, etc.

What are What are stalking laws stalking laws used for?used for?

Prevention of Prevention of assaults and assaults and batteries.batteries.

What is rape? Unlawful intercourse

without consent. What is statutory rape? Intercourse between a

male and a female that is under legal age of consent.

What does PA laws say about statutory rape?

Female, not the male, that has sex is under the age of 16.

Only male can commit statutory rape.

Age Gap-If male is four years or more older than female the age of 13-16.

Male commits a felony in the second degree.

Not knowing the age of the female is not a defense.

Review What case made

segregation in the South legal?

What case made it illegal? How did African Americans

fight these laws in the South?

What is Precedent?

Agenda Check and Review Hwk If Needed:

Crimes of Ommission Article Notes on Crimes and Laws

Dominance and Submission 12 Angry Men or work on

Project if Video unavailable If Time: Bingo Review Hwk: Quiz Tomorrow

ReviewWhat are some laws that you learned in class today?

Agenda Review Study Guide/12 Angry

Men (Study BOR Chart) Online Quiz

After Quiz work on Mock Election Project Need Introduction Slide,

Background Slide, and Foreign Policy Slide done and checked by Mr. P today!

Will watch the rest of 12 Angry Men Last 1/2 and hour of class (continue Monday).