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Public Law vs. Private Law
A. Watch the video and match the categories of law with the simple definition.
1. Public law
Criminal laws ( )
International laws ( )
Administrative laws ( )
Constitutional laws ( )
Municipal laws ( )
a. that govern government agencies, like the Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
b. that relate to crime
c. that are ordinances, regulations and by-laws that govern a city or town
d. that protect citizens' rights as afforded in the Constitution
e. that oversee relations between nations
2. Private law
Tort law ( )
Succession law ( )
Contract law ( )
Family law ( )
Property law ( )
a. governs forms of property ownership, transfer and tenant issues
b. governs the transfer of an estate between parties
c. governs rights and obligations of those entering into contracts
d. covers rights, obligations and remedies provided to someone who has been wronged by another individual
e. governs family-related and domestic-related issues
B. Listen to the material and fill in the blanks.
The main difference between public and private law is in the parties that each affects.
Public law affects society as a whole and includes（1）____________law, constitutional law, criminal law, municipal law and international law. In the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, it clearly（2）____________the way public law works. In Brown v. Board of Education, a small child's rights were（3）____________by an administrative agency. The family brought suit upon the agency and won.
Private law, on the other hand, affects individuals, families, businesses and small groups. Its scope is not as wide as public law and includes contract law, tort law, property law,（4）____________law and family law. In Carvajal v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc. we learned that the（5）____________Carvajal, was harmed as a result of eating a whole artichoke. He claims the server did not inform or instruct him on the proper way to consume the vegetable. Carvajal became ill as a result and sought（6）____________for his pain and（7）____________as a matter of tort law.