Law and Legislation

Law is commonly understood as a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate conduct, although its precise definition is a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and the art of justice. Legislation (or statutory law) is law which has been enacted by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as "legislation", while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business. Legislation can have many purposes: to regulate, to authorize, to outlaw, to provide (funds), to sanction, to grant, to declare or to restrict.

Classes

• Empowering Connected Citizenship

  Engage in active political dialogue by investigating the process by which bills become law and writing a letter to a representative about a bill.

• The Importance of Precedents

  Understand the importance of precedents and Supreme Court rulings.