any act that thegovernment hasdeclared to be anoffense against thepublic good, declaredby statute to be a crime,and which isprosecutable in acriminal proceedingdefinitions of laws mustbe clear andreasonable, specifyingprohibited behaviors;otherwise, those lawsare illegal; a law mustsay what it means andmean what it saysYou arecurrentlyin whatclass?acts that areprohibited becausethey are defined ascrimes by law, notbecause the act isharmful or inherentlyevillaws are illegal ifthey are stated sobroadly as toprohibit legalactivities as wellas the illegalbehaviorthe process by whichideas and practicesare modified, eitheractively or passivelythrough natural forcesor deliberate socialactionsNoPunishmentwithout law“no punishment withoutlaw”; no person can bepunished for his or heractions, or failure to act,unless that behaviorhas been clearly madea crime by lawlaws cannotviolate thereasonablepersonalprivacy ofcitizensthe principle thatstandards of behaviorare established bylaws and not bydictators or religiousleaders; no person isabove the lawlaws definingcrimes andpenalties mustbe made publicbefore beingenforcedLove forFall andHalloweenacts that arecrimesbecause theyare inherentlyevilthe body of law thatdeals with conduct soharmful to society as awhole that it isprohibited by statute,prosecutable, andpunishable by thegovernmentJurisprudenceefforts bysociety toregulate thebehavior of itsmembersTheAmendmentrefuring toCruel andUnusualPunishmentthe governmentmust treatpeople equallyand fairlybefore the lawExPostFactoCurrentUnit“not after the fact”;persons cannot bepunished for actionscommitted beforethe law prohibitingthe behavior waspassedthe philosophyof law; thescience andstudy of thelawpunishment thatviolates the principle ofproportionality and isconsidered too harshfor the crime committed– prohibited by theEighth Amendmenta body of rules ofconduct that isprescribed by alegitimate authority,usually in the form ofa statute, whichmandates certainforms of behaviorsany act that thegovernment hasdeclared to be anoffense against thepublic good, declaredby statute to be a crime,and which isprosecutable in acriminal proceedingdefinitions of laws mustbe clear andreasonable, specifyingprohibited behaviors;otherwise, those lawsare illegal; a law mustsay what it means andmean what it saysYou arecurrentlyin whatclass?acts that areprohibited becausethey are defined ascrimes by law, notbecause the act isharmful or inherentlyevillaws are illegal ifthey are stated sobroadly as toprohibit legalactivities as wellas the illegalbehaviorthe process by whichideas and practicesare modified, eitheractively or passivelythrough natural forcesor deliberate socialactionsNoPunishmentwithout law“no punishment withoutlaw”; no person can bepunished for his or heractions, or failure to act,unless that behaviorhas been clearly madea crime by lawlaws cannotviolate thereasonablepersonalprivacy ofcitizensthe principle thatstandards of behaviorare established bylaws and not bydictators or religiousleaders; no person isabove the lawlaws definingcrimes andpenalties mustbe made publicbefore beingenforcedLove forFall andHalloweenacts that arecrimesbecause theyare inherentlyevilthe body of law thatdeals with conduct soharmful to society as awhole that it isprohibited by statute,prosecutable, andpunishable by thegovernmentJurisprudenceefforts bysociety toregulate thebehavior of itsmembersTheAmendmentrefuring toCruel andUnusualPunishmentthe governmentmust treatpeople equallyand fairlybefore the lawExPostFactoCurrentUnit“not after the fact”;persons cannot bepunished for actionscommitted beforethe law prohibitingthe behavior waspassedthe philosophyof law; thescience andstudy of thelawpunishment thatviolates the principle ofproportionality and isconsidered too harshfor the crime committed– prohibited by theEighth Amendmenta body of rules ofconduct that isprescribed by alegitimate authority,usually in the form ofa statute, whichmandates certainforms of behaviors

Purpose of Law - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. any act that the government has declared to be an offense against the public good, declared by statute to be a crime, and which is prosecutable in a criminal proceeding
  2. definitions of laws must be clear and reasonable, specifying prohibited behaviors; otherwise, those laws are illegal; a law must say what it means and mean what it says
  3. You are currently in what class?
  4. acts that are prohibited because they are defined as crimes by law, not because the act is harmful or inherently evil
  5. laws are illegal if they are stated so broadly as to prohibit legal activities as well as the illegal behavior
  6. the process by which ideas and practices are modified, either actively or passively through natural forces or deliberate social actions
  7. No Punishment without law
  8. “no punishment without law”; no person can be punished for his or her actions, or failure to act, unless that behavior has been clearly made a crime by law
  9. laws cannot violate the reasonable personal privacy of citizens
  10. the principle that standards of behavior are established by laws and not by dictators or religious leaders; no person is above the law
  11. laws defining crimes and penalties must be made public before being enforced
  12. Love for Fall and Halloween
  13. acts that are crimes because they are inherently evil
  14. the body of law that deals with conduct so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute, prosecutable, and punishable by the government
  15. Jurisprudence
  16. efforts by society to regulate the behavior of its members
  17. The Amendment refuring to Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  18. the government must treat people equally and fairly before the law
  19. Ex Post Facto
  20. Current Unit
  21. “not after the fact”; persons cannot be punished for actions committed before the law prohibiting the behavior was passed
  22. the philosophy of law; the science and study of the law
  23. punishment that violates the principle of proportionality and is considered too harsh for the crime committed – prohibited by the Eighth Amendment
  24. a body of rules of conduct that is prescribed by a legitimate authority, usually in the form of a statute, which mandates certain forms of behaviors