- Understand the purpose of law
- Understand where laws come from
You Decide![1]
Imagine that the city where you live has just spent millions of dollars to establish the best park residents have ever experienced. The park is beautiful and has been designed to allow visitors to play a variety of sports, exercise, and relax. There is also a paved road that cuts across the park for bicycling, running, and walking. The city council wanted to make sure that everyone who used the park could do so undisturbed by noise, traffic, and pollution so posted at every entrance to the park is a sign:
NO VEHICLES IN THE PARK
The law is short and clear. Parents want to take their kids to play in the park. One child would ride in a stroller and the other would ride in an electric powered toy jeep. Would they be allowed in the park?
Bill Tracker
The website GovTrack.us tracks every bill introduced in the U.S. Congress. Below is an example of a bill that was signed into law to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Go to the website and find a bill about an issue that is important to you.
- Adapted from American Bar Association. “No Vehicles in the Park,” September 9, 2019. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/lesson-plans/elementary/law---society/no-vehicles-in-the-park/. ↵