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The Law Game
Is it a law today?
1. No
A
ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code (1700 BCE)
2. Yes
N
ew Britain, CT: Law still on record today
3. Yes
M
exico City, Mexico: Law passes in 1895 after a man
whistled hello at a cyclist and then the cyclist lost
control of his bike, and was killed after being struck
by a horse.
4. NO
U
nited States: Federal law passed in 1882, limited
Chinese immigration on the west coast, was repealed
in 1943.
5. No
A
ncient Roman Law, 450 BCE
6. NO
C
ambodia: Current Cambodian Law, enacted because
government thought use of water guns might incite a
riot.
7. NO
A
ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code
8. YES
U
nited States: 26th Amendment, passed 1971
9. NO
A
ncient Roman Law
10. YES
C
onnecticut Law, Current
11. YES
U
nited States: 2nd Amendment, 1791
12. NO
A
ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code
13. YES
N
ew Haven, CT: Current law, established in 1700s, but
no longer followed
14. NO
A
ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code
15. YES
U
nited States, Federal law passed in 2002
16. YES
H
artford, CT: current law
17. NO
U
nited States: 18th Amendment passed in 1919,
repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933
18. YES
A
ncient Greece: 1000 BCE
19. YES
K
ansas, current law
20. NO
A
ncient Roman Law
21. YES
U
nited States: 4th Amendment, 1791
22. NO
A
ncient Egypt
23. YES and NO
U
nited States: 14th Amendment, 1868
A
ncient Egypt: 2000 BCE, only included “citizens”, not
those considered to be slaves
24. NO
A
ncient Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code
25. YES
U
nited States: 15th Amendment, 1870
