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English for Law
In this law worksheet, students match words with definitions about the law and complete a crossword. Students complete 2 activities.
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Law
In this boy scout merit badge:Â law learning exercise, 8th graders research the topic with websites listed, answer 11 detailed questions about the definition, functions, history, role in society, and careers in the field of law.
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How is Our Government Organized?
Learners explore rights of their clients. In this constitutional law lesson, students play an online game that requires them to review individual cases in order to determine the rights their clients have.
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Rights of The Accused
In this social studies worksheet, students look for the vocabulary terms in the word search under the theme of legal rights. The answers are found when you click the button at the bottom of the page.
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The Right to Vote
In this voting worksheet, students identify and discuss changes in voting rights throughout American history.
Then, they identify why voting is an important right for Americans. Finally, students create voting bookmarks instead of or in...
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Court System Scavenger Hunt
Students are assign a particular Federal or State Court. They are asked to make a poster of the court they have been assigned. Students are told that the poster should include a list of the types of cases that particular court hears. ...
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Affirmative Action
Students explore policies concerning affirmative action. After reading affirmative action handouts, students use the internet and other resources to research information about affirmative action laws, court cases, and arguments. They...
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Against The Tide: Three Who Made It!
Young scholars examine the lives of three people from New Haven, Connecticut who have careers in law, politics and entertainment. In groups or individually, they read excerpts of information about the three people and what contributions...
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Juvenile Justice-Disposition
Students explore the dispositional hearing as a part of the juvenile justice system. After a brief discussion of the parts of the disposition hearing, students work in groups to review case studies involving juveniles in Utah's justice...
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The Death Penalty
High schoolers examine how people are punished in the American justice system. In groups, they identify the four different theories of punishment and how it is used in the justice system. They use the internet to read arguments for and...
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Torts: Intentional Torts
High schoolers are introduced to the concept of intentional torts. In groups, they compare and contrast civil and criminal wrongs committed by people. They are given case studies and use the elements of torts to apply to them. They share...
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Introduction to Contracts
High schoolers are introduced to the concept of contracts in street law. In groups, they compare and contrast contract law with tort law. They identify the basic concepts of each and view examples to see the concepts in use. They also...
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Toxic Torts
Twelfth graders examine the role of courts in environmental law enforcement. Using examples, they identify civil cases brought against large corporations for violating environmental laws. They define new vocabulary and discuss the...
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A Day in the Life of Bill C-One: Canada's Parliamentary System
Studnets explore the procedure that makes bills into laws, through research and class discussion. They conduct public opinion and media research surveys and discuss the impact they have on deliberations conducted during the passage of a...
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The Rule of Law
Students examine the rule of law and government in this civics lesson plan. They discover the origins and how it impacts them on a daily basis. They also analyze its role in the judicial system.
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"No Irish Need Apply..."
Students describe conditions that led to massive immigration from Ireland in the 1840s, and compare response of native-born Americans to Irish immigration with responses to Mexican immigration today.
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YOUR OWN CAMPAIGN
Twelfth graders, in groups propose a new law and design a campaign to get people to vote for their law. They have a voter's forum and hold a mock election.
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Passport To Parliament
Students examine the Canadian parliamentary system through the investigation of various learning centers that address the issues using a variety of learning preferences.
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Drunk Driving Legislative Session
High schoolers explore the consequences of drunk driving and analyze Washington's law on DUIs.
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Brown v. the Board of Education
Learners explain the history of race discrimination in the US and about the Brown vs the Board of Education trial.
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Plea Bargaining
Learners explore plea bargaining and list the advantages and disadvantages of it.
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Rock the Vote
Students dramatize the process by which a bill becomes a law. They design a product that explains the function of the Legislative Branch in government and present their work to the class.
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Society Dominoes
Students are introduced to six victims of a crime. They role play characters in the scenario and discuss feelings as the scene unfolds. Through brainstorming and role playing strategies, they increase their understanding of the rights of...
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Enriching Students' Understanding of Criminal and Tort Law Using Technology
Students define criminal and tort law and explain how they are different.