The common beats are as follows:
2/4 beats-only two beats per bar, and that's the law: strong and weak.
3/4 beats-there are only three beats per bar, and that's the law: strong, weak and weak.
4/4 beats-there are only four beats in each bar (but it can be divisible by two), so the rules are: strong, weak, sub-strong and weak.
6/8 beats-there are only six beats per bar (but it can be divisible by two), so the law is: strong, weak, weak, sub-strong, weak, weak.