Day 1 - SOURCES OF LAW



Unit 5 – THE LAW & YOU

Day 1 – Sources & Types of Law

• Essential Question, Enduring Understanding, & Conceptual Lenses

• Sources of Law

• Types of Law

Day 2 – The American Legal System

• Article I, Section 9

• 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, & 14th Amendments

Day 3 – Civil Cases & Criminal Cases

Civil Cases

• Plaintiff, Defendant

• Process of a Civil Case

Criminal Cases

• Prosecution, Defense

• Misdemeanors, Felonies

• Process of a Criminal Case

Day 4 – Review & Test

• Notebook Check

• Test Review & Game

• Test – Unit 5

Day 5 – 12 Angry Men

Unit 5 – The Law & You

Day 1 - SOURCES & TYPES OF LAW

Unit Essential Question

• How do laws ensure rights and protections for individuals in the United States?

Conceptual Lenses

• Rights

• Protections

SOURCES & TYPES OF LAW

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What is the purpose of laws?

Chapter 15, Section 1 (pgs. 427-429); Section 2 (pgs. 431-434)

Explain the Following about Law in the US

o What makes a good law? (4 components)

o Identify each of the following…

Code of Hammurabi

The Ten Commandments

English Law

o Identify the following types of law.

Criminal Law

Misdemeanors (define + examples)

Felonies (define + examples)

Civil Law

Law Suit

Tort Cases

Family Law

Constitutional Law

Administrative Law

Statutory Law

HW: Find a current law that you do not think is a good law. Explain the law and identify which component(s) of a good law you think this law does not meet, and why?

DAY 2 – THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM

Chapter 15, Section 3 (pgs, 436-440)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How do laws protect the rights of citizens?

Explain the following about Protection of Legal Rights

• Article I, Section 9…

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Bills of Attainder

Ex Post Facto Laws

• Fourth Amendment

Search Warrant

• Fifth Amendment

Due Process of Law

Self Incrimination

Double Jeopardy

Grand Jury

• Sixth Amendment

Right to an Attorney

Be Informed of Charges

Fair & Speedy Trial

Impartial Jury

Plea Bargain

• Eighth Amendment

Cruel & Unusual Punishment

Bail

• Fourteenth Amendment

Equal Protection

HW: Current Event – Find a case in which the legal protections of an individual have been violated. Explain what Amendment (or) Article I, Section 9 is in question. Explain which specific portion of the Amendment or Article is in question. What are your thoughts, is this a violation or not?

DAY 3 – CIVIL CASES

Chapter 16, Section 1 (pgs. 449-451)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What is a civil case and what is the legal process of hearing a civil case?

Explain the Following about Civil & Criminal Cases

o Draw a diagram of the steps in a Civil Case. Identify these terms…

Plaintiff

Defendant

Complaint

Summons

Respond – Answer

Pleadings

Settlement

Trial

Verdict

Appeal

DAY 4 – CRIMINAL CASES

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What is the legal process of hearing a criminal case?

Chapter 16, Section 2 (pgs. 453-458)

o Draw a diagram of the steps in a Criminal Case. Identify these terms…

Prosecution

Defendant

Misdemeanors

Felonies

Penal Code

Arrest

Preliminary Hearing

Indictment

Arraignment

Plea Bargain

Trial

Testimony

Cross-Examine

Acquittal

Sentencing

Unit 5 Quiz

1) What are the (4) components of a good law?

2) Crimes that are considered more serious because they cause harm to people, or property, and have major consequences.

3) Laws that deal with the rights of the people, or whether the government has certain powers.

4) Policies that are established by executive agencies are considered this type of law.

5) The 1st known written set of laws.

6) A law that would punish a person without a jury trial.

7) This is required for police to search property, and they must have probable cause to obtain from a judge.

8) A group of people that determine whether there is enough evidence to indict (formally accuse) a suspect.

9) This 6th Amendment right was guaranteed in Gideon v Wainwright.

10) What is bail?

Unit 5 – The Law & You (Test Review)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How do laws ensure rights and protections for individuals in the United States?

Multiple Choice – 20 Questions – 3 Points Each – 60 Points Total

Acquittal

Adversary System

Capital punishment

Code of Hammurabi

Common Law/Precedent

Complaint

Criminal Trial steps

Eighth Amendment

Felony/Misdemeanor

Fifth Amendment

Grand jury

Hung jury

Indictment

Jury

Plea bargain

Search Warrants

Sentencing

Testimony

Types of Law

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Constructed Responses – Honors – Do Both. Standard – Choose (1)

1) On Friday night, John borrowed a friend’s car. While driving the car, he ran a red light and crashed into another car. His friend has asked him to pay for the cost of the car repairs, but he refused. His friend has decided to sue him.

· Identify (2) places in the process that this case can be resolved, and explain how these resolve the problem.

2) On Saturday night John was in a car with a friend. He was pulled over by the police for speeding. The police searched the car, and he was charged with possession of marijuana.

· Identify & Explain (1) Amendment that protects his rights between the time of his arrest, and verdict in your case.

· Identify & Explain a specific example of a right guaranteed in each Amendment provides him legal protection.

THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM

GROUPS OF (3)

1) American Legal System

• All Students must complete terms from Unit 5 Packet – Day 2 TOC #37

2) Each Group will be assigned one of the following…

• Article I, Section 9 – US Constitution (Powers Denied to Congress)

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

3) Find a Current Event dealing with a possible violation of a person’s legal rights guaranteed by the assigned topic.

Create a Poster with the following information

• Headline for the poster.

• Summarize the current event article.

• Summarize Article I, Section 9, or the Amendment your group was assigned.

• How does the Article relate to the Amendment or Article I, Section 9? Is this a violation?

• Create an illustration of the article.

4) Each group will present their poster to the class tomorrow.

CIVIL & CRIMINAL CASES

GROUPS OF (3)

1) Civil Cases Terms (TOC #38)

2) Criminal Cases Terms (TOC #39)

• Each student must have the terms from Civil Cases & Criminal Cases defined in their notebook.

3) DIAGRAMS

• Civil Case Diagram (see p.450)

• Criminal Case Diagram (see p.457)

Directions for Diagrams

• Each group must turn in (2) Diagrams at the end of period.

• All terms from Unit 5 Packet should be on the diagram.

• Diagrams should be colorful.

• Each diagram counts as a classwork grade.

12 Angry Men – Assignment (1 Page)

Why is getting a fair trial difficult?

• Should relate this to the rights guaranteed in the 6th Amendment.

• Think about the 12 Angry Men and questions they had about his defense?

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