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    1) The document defines key vocabulary terms related to lawmaking including statutes, ordinances, clauses, supremacy, bills, legislative intent, and congress. 2) It then asks the reader to identify whether several examples are federal, state, or local laws. These include parking restrictions, school attendance requirements, bank robbery statutes, vendor permitting, anti-discrimination laws, and airport security screening. 3) The reader is tasked with learning about the lawmaking process and distinguishing the different levels of government that create statutes.

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    1) The document defines key vocabulary terms related to lawmaking including statutes, ordinances, clauses, supremacy, bills, legislative intent, and congress. 2) It then asks the reader to identify whether several examples are federal, state, or local laws. These include parking restrictions, school attendance requirements, bank robbery statutes, vendor permitting, anti-discrimination laws, and airport security screening. 3) The reader is tasked with learning about the lawmaking process and distinguishing the different levels of government that create statutes.

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    Name: ________________

    Luis Irizarry Criminal Justice Elective/R. Rivera- 13 pts.

    Chapter 2: Lawmaking
    Read Chapter 2-Lesson 1 – Legislature and do the following:

    I. Define the following vocabulary words and use it on a sentence:


    1. Statues – written laws enacted by legislatures
    Statutes affect people in many ways. They deal with issues such as environmental quality,
    -
    national defense, etc.
    2. Ordinances – a county or city law
    - Ordinances help local governments to maintain order and stability among citizens.
    3. Cause- a particular and separate article, stipulation, or provision in a treaty, bill, or contract
    - Clauses are commonly used in important documents such as contracts, deeds, and wills.
    4. Supremacy – the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status
    - The Supremacy Clause is part of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution.
    5. Bills – a draft of a proposed law being considered by a legislature; a written statement of money owed
    A bill, if approved by a majority in the House of Commons, can become an Act of
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    Parliament and law.
    6. Legislative intent – the ends sought to be achieved by a legislature in an enactment
    - Legislative intent can be sought for guidance in the interpretation and application of the law.
    7. Congress – the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic
    - The Congress of the U.S. consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

    Problem 2.1
    II. Decide whether each of the following is a federal, a state, and/or a local law.

    Local
    ________________________a. No parking on the east side of Main Street between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.

    State
    ________________________b. All persons between the ages of 6 and 16 must attend school.

    Federal
    ________________________c. Whoever enters a bank for purposes of taking by force or violence the property or money in custody

    of such bank shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years or both.

    Local
    ________________________d. In order to sell any product on public streets, the seller must first apply for and receive a vendor’s

    permit.

    Federal
    ________________________e. No employer of more than 15 persons may discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or

    national origin.

    Federal
    ________________________f. All persons traveling on interstate airline carriers are subject to search before entering the airplane

    departure area.

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