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Rule of Law Analysis Template
Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________
Read each scenario and answer the questions that follow.
Scenario 1
Local law defines the speed limit as 45 miles per hour on local roads. The law outlines punishments by charging fines for those who drive faster than the speed limit.
Signs post this law on most roads. Local police stop a man traveling 67 miles per hour. He apologizes and says he did not see a speed limit sign. The officer gave him a ticket and told him he will have to appear in court since he was going so fast.
Is this a matter of constitutional, criminal, civil, or military law? ____________________________________________________________________________
Is the source of the law a statute, regulation, case law, or combination? ____________________________________________________________________________
Determine the purpose of the law. Is the law intended to protect people's safety or people's rights? Use details from the lesson to support your answer. Write in complete sentences. _____________________________________________________________________
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What could happen if the law did not exist? Use details from the lesson, including the impact on government officials, to support your answer. Write in complete sentences. ____________________________________________________________________________
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