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3/5/12 Why do we have laws? What are some of the different purposes that laws can serve? Do Now: We have laws because we as a society need them in order to keep some sort of order in society. Some laws can be made to protect the rights of civilianbs, enable the prevention of crime, and too be able to be able to live your life thew way you wish too.



Law: A set rule that makes it so that your prohibited to do something. Policy: A standard way of handling a situation. - The diffrence is that a law is what can influence a policy. Laws and policies both must be agreed upn before being accepted into any saort of leagkl document - Both are a form of common practice.l - Policies can be far more specfic than any law because they can pertain to a multitude of scenarios. To keep the peace and order within a society To make sure law enfoecemrnt has a standard set of practices. To make sure civilians know the laws. The values represented in the constitution - The laws of no child left behind affects me and the cell phone policy and the gan act policy because most teachers have to keep track of what i say. The rights of the genral public Ie: the majority public - juvinial delicquicy and the grand theft as weell as abuse and other civil and domestic issues. The laws and policies are mad by the goverment such as the presdient of the country, company, and or govenor of a state. I think these laws are made mainly to enforcde a law and or in reaction to anevent where a law couldve porevented the incident.
 * Define the words **law** and **policy.** What are the differences between them?
 * What are the similarities and differences among these laws and policies?
 * What are some of the purposes of these laws and policies?
 * What values do you think are represented in these laws or policies. Explain.
 * Do any the laws you read about affect your daily life in school?
 * Whose rights are being protected in these laws and/or policies?
 * What social problems or issues do these laws or policies address?
 * What is the background for the law or policy's creation? Why do you think the law was made in the first place?

**Evaluate**: Do you think that creating new laws is the best way to solve problems or issues, such as unhealthy school food or school violence? Explain why - Yes, because if you create a law your mqaking a soilid decision that can be defended by the goverment who cannot be argued against easily and theres a better representavie force thier than anywhere else.

__**Articles**__ __**Arizona Articles:**__ (arguements for) There the 2nd state in the country to allow the possesion of fiorearms on the cakmpus's of collegfes and univertsities. They argue that tey are "allowing people to defend themselves" -they also argue that it is someones constitutional right to bear fire arms. -Could save lives if they were allowed to carry guns during say a school shooting. - Disadvantages: could make the job of preventing a school shooting much, much more difficult.

My Opinion: I personally believe that its wrong because it does alot more harm than good, it take alkpot of time for someone to learn how to use a gun and it woulsdnt be safe for the weilder and the people around him/her to have aghiun wityhout proper instruction.