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Download full textBoles, Wilma – 1986
This curriculum unit focuses on individual and personal freedoms as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and as interpreted by the courts. In particular, the unit which includes illustrated student materials and a teacher's guide, underscores the idea of fundamental rights as expressed through the concepts of liberty, justice, and equality. Through…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Concept Formation, Conflict Resolution, Due Process
Peer reviewedGold, Julia Ann – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Maintains that, although courts have ruled that poor people accused of crimes must be provided legal services, most court cases involve civil law. Presents a secondary school lesson in which students review 11 mock civil court cases and decide whether or not free legal counsel should be provided. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Law, Courts, Decision Making, Due Process
Howard, Estelle; And Others – 1982
One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document presents a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, and a lawyer's lesson plan designed to expose students to the concept of procedural due process with particular reference to the Supreme Court's…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Court Litigation, Discipline
Howard, Estelle; And Others – 1982
One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document presents a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, and a lawyer's lesson plan for examing legal issues concerned with immigration and deportation. The unit exposes students to the quota system (a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Katsh, Ethan – 1983
A 4-day simulation activity encourages high school students to confront issues of law and journalism through exploration of seven legal issues: prior restraint, access to courts, rights of reply, libel, privacy, confidential sources, and use of stolen documents. The kit contains all materials needed for the simulation, including a director's…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Due Process, Freedom of Speech
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1983
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, acquaints students with the rationale for laws and the basics of our legal system. It explains the process one goes through if arrested, and how and when to get legal assistance. The instructor…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Education, Criminal Law
