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Virtual Scout Day with the National Constitution CenterLaw Badge Packet Hello, Scouts! Thank you for signing up to participate in the National Constitution Center’s virtual law badge program. As you work to complete this badge, you will join several live programs featuring members of the Center’s education team and our community partners, all of whom can help you better understand what constitutes our national heritage, its history and significance, and the requirements for the law merit badge.At other points in the program, you will have the opportunity to do some exploring on your own. A few programs have been prerecorded by one of our educators, and will share information to help you get started on completing the badge requirements not addressed by the live presentations. You may access educational videos on our website () that will guide you through these steps as well. Finally, while this program is not taking place at the National Constitution Center, we are here to assist if you have any questions or need any more resources to help you complete your badge requirements. Email us at scouts@.InstructionsAfter attending the National Constitution Center’s virtual programs and completing all independent activities, fill in this packet and email it to scouts@. A National Constitution Center merit badge counselor will review your answers and contact you via email with any questions or comments, and to approve your virtual blue card. Please allow one to two weeks for a response. The Center’s staff are certified through the Cradle of Liberty Council.Scout Contact InformationNote: We will only contact you to approve your merit badge; your information will not be stored. NameClick or tap here to enter text.Email addressClick or tap here to enter text.Part One: To be completed live, during the National Constitution Center’s Virtual Scout DayRequirement 1: Define “law.” Tell some of its sources. Describe functions it serves.To help you with Requirement 1, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 2B: The development of the jury system.To help you with Requirement 2B, attend the live “We the Jury” program and join our law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 3: Tell what civil law is; tell what criminal law is. Tell the main differences between them. Give examples of each.To help you with Requirement 3, attend the live “We the Jury” program and join our law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 4: Ask five people (not more than one from your immediate family) about the role of law enforcement officers in our society. Discuss their answers with them. Go to a law enforcement officer in your neighborhood and ask about his or her responsibilities and duties. Report your findings.To help you with Requirement 4, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 5: Tell about several laws that were passed to protect the consumer and the seller. Tell about several organizations that provide help to consumers and sellers.To help you with Requirement 5, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 6B: Plan and conduct a mock trial with your troop or school class. After the trial is over, discuss it with the group.To help you with Requirement 6B, attend the live “We the Jury” program, hosted by the Center’s education team!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 7: Arrange a visit with a lawyer who works for a business, bank, title company, or government agency. Find out his or her duties and responsibilities. Report what you have learned.To help you with Requirement 7, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 8: Explain the requirements for becoming a lawyer in your state. Describe how judges are selected in your state.To help you with Requirement 8, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 9: Make a list of 15 jobs that deal with some aspects of law or legal processes. Tell which you prefer. Why?To help you with Requirement 9, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 10: Tell where people can go to obtain the help of a lawyer if they are unable to pay for one. Tell what you can do if you can afford a lawyer but do not know of any in your area.To help you with Requirement 10, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Requirement 11: Discuss with your counselor the importance in our society of TWO of the following areas of the law:A: Environmental lawB: Computers and the internetC: Copyright and the internetD: ImmigrationE: PatentsF: BiotechnologyG: Privacy lawH: International lawTo help you with Requirement 11, join our live law panel!Click or tap here to enter text.Part Two: To be completed independently, either before or after attending our live, online program. Requirement 2: Discuss one of the following: (Note: We will be doing Requirement 2B together at our online Scout Day to fulfill the other half of this requirement.)A: Justinian’s Code, the Code of Hammurabi, and the Magna Carta.C: Two famous trials in history.National Constitution Center Resources Available! To help you with Requirement 2C, check out the Center’s recent Scholar Exchange, in which President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen reviews 15 landmark Supreme Court cases: Click or tap here to enter text. ................
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