BIM
• Warm Up – 10 minutes
– www.powertyping.com
– Qwerty Lessons
– Lesson 1 and 2
– Goal – 25 wpm
• Dayne.otto@pfisd.net
Saving Documents
• Open Word Document
• Type the following
– Name
– Grade Level
– Birthday
• Save As
Using Toolbar, Drawing Tools
• Open new Word document
• Choose 3 objects in the room
• Using only drawing tools (shapes, smart art)
draw these objects
• Use your formatting tools to make your object
resemble the original as closely a possible (3-D
effects, shadowing, color)
Business Law
• Warm Up #1
• Pick up textbook on cart
– Law for Business and Personal Use
• Read ‘Hot Debate’ page 4
• Be prepared to answer questions in class
• Warm Up #2
• Bill of Rights Paper
• Text of Bill of Rights can be found on page 45 of
you textbook
Warm Ups
• All warm ups go in notebook
• Notebook will be graded
• Need your paper today to take notes
Quiz
• You may correct a failing grade
– Due Wednesday
– 70 max
– No exceptions
Hot Debate
• Is this civil or criminal?
• Civil
• Why?
• Who was at ‘fault’?
• Both parties legally at fault
• What arguments might Donna’s attorney present at
trial?
– Wilma intoxicated and more at fault than Donna
– Donna had the right of way
• What arguments would Wilma’s attorney present?
– Donna speeding
– Shared responsibility
– Wouldn’t’ have happened if Donna not speeding
• Proportional Responsibility/Negligence
Do you agree?
• Basic nature of man has not changed
• Number of facts we know has just been
multiplied
• People are by and large committing the same
offenses against each other
• Laws from 4000 years ago similar to what we
have now –
• Still making same mistakes and need same
protection from conduct of others
Sources of Law
• Law – enforceable rule of conduct
• Code – group of laws
– Tax code
– Criminal code
• Laws reflect wisdom – or lack thereof- of
creators
• Laws enacted 4000 years ago similar to
today’s laws
4 Stages in growth of law
1. Individuals take revenge for wrongs done to
them
Gang fighting
Shootouts
Hangings
2. Awards of money or goods are substituted for
revenge
3. Court systems are formed
4. Central authority figure intervenes to prevent
and punish wrongs
Common Law
Wisdom is key
• Laws reflect the wisdom (or lack thereof) of
those who created them
• Unpredictable laws result in chaos
• Too controlling/rigid to change with needs of
people likely overthrown
• Evolve with most appropriate current
standards of people
Two Great Systems of Law
• English Common Law
• Roman Civil Law
• 49 States use law based on English Common
Law (Louisiana does not)
• Custom based laws being repeated over and
over
– Uniform
– Ability to adapt
Precedent
• Court use prior cases as a guide for deciding
similar new cases
• Provides stability
• Disadvantage?
• Rigid
• Court can only take action after harm has
occurred
Equity
• What does this mean?
• Fairness
• Equity was missing from early system of
English common law
• Only available to those who could go directly
to the king and ask for help
• Now administered through the court system
Group Research
Think Critically About Evidence – page 8
Study the 4 questions (6-9)
Discuss with your partner
Answer question
Prepare an argument to support your answer
Present to class