CONTENT STATEMENT
- Laws are rules which apply to all people in a community and describe ways people are expected to behave. Laws promote order and security, provide public services, and protect the rights of individuals in the local community.
CONTENT ELABORATION
Laws are rules to describe how people are expected to behave.
Citizens help create laws through the government they elect for the purpose of providing safety, security, and orderliness in the daily life of a community.
Laws apply to both individuals and groups. For example:
an individual driver is responsible for abiding by the speed limit when driving; and
groups of people need a permit issued by the government to hold a parade.
There are consequences for not obeying the laws.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Explain how laws affect the behavior of individuals and groups in a community.
Explain the benefits of having laws in a local community.
POTENTIAL CAREERS
Searched: Benefits of Law
| 11-3111.00 | Compensation and Benefits Managers |
| 13-1141.00 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Bright Outlook |
| 43-4061.00 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
| 13-2023.00 | Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate |
| 33-1091.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers |
| 33-1099.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other |
| 47-1011.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| 11-3121.00 | Human Resources Managers |
| 23-1021.00 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers |
| 43-4161.00 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping |
| 13-1071.00 | Human Resources Specialists |
| 43-3051.00 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
| 23-1012.00 | Judicial Law Clerks |
| 33-3021.00 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
| 11-1011.00 | Chief Executives |
| 23-1023.00 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
| 13-1041.00 | Compliance Officers |
| 33-1012.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
| 19-3051.00 | Urban and Regional Planners |
| 21-1094.00 | Community Health Workers |