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S: Civics Name ___________________________Period__2_

Unit VIII: Legal Rights and Responsibilities (Chapter 15)

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Week of March 16th - March 19th, 2010 QUIZ DATE: Friday, March 19th

Homework Due: Friday, March 19th, 2010

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-Vocabulary and Terms. Identify the SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Jurisprudence 2. Common Law 3. Precedent

4. Statute 5. Code of Hammurabi 6. Ten Commandments

7. Roman Law 8. Code of Justinian 9. Napoleonic Code

10.Plaintiff 11. Defendant 12.Felony

13.Misdemeanor 14. Criminal Law 15.Civil Lawsuit

16.Tort 17. Public Law 18.International Law

19.Stare decisis 20. Writ of Habeas Corpus 21.Bill of Attainder

22.Ex Post Facto Law 23. Due Process 24. 4th Amendment

25.Search Warrant 26. Mapp vs. Ohio 27. 5th Amendment

28.Double Jeopardy 29.Grand Jury 30. Miranda vs. Arizona

31.6th Amendment 32.Gideon vs. Wainwright 33.8th Amendment

34.Furman vs. GA

Legal Rights and Responsibilities Discussion Questions To Be Turned In.

Answer the Question in complete detail on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What are the functions of law?

2. What early laws influenced modern legal systems?

3. How did English law influence the development of American law?

4. What actions do various kinds of law govern?

5. What are the differences between the four types of laws

6. What legal protections are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?

7. What are the rights of people accused of a crime?

8. What are the legal responsibilities of Americans?

Competency Goal 1:

The learner will investigate the foundations of the American political system and explore basic values and principles of American democracy.

Objectives

1.07 Evaluate the extent to which the Bill of Rights extended the Constitution.

Competency Goal 2:

The learner will analyze how the government established by the U.S. Constitution embodies the purposes, values, and principles of American Democracy.

Objectives

2.04 Describe how the U.S. Constitution may be changed and analyze the impact of specific changes.

2.06 Analyze court cases that demonstrate how the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights protect the rights of individuals.

Competency Goal 4:

The learner will explore active roles as a citizen at the local, state, and national levels of government.

Objective

4.05 Analyze consequences of compliance or noncompliance with laws governing society.

Competency Goal 5:

The learner will explain how the political and legal systems provide a means to balance competing interests and resolve conflicts.

Objective

5.03 Describe the adversarial nature of the judicial process.

Competency Goal 6:

The learner will explain why laws are needed and how they are enacted, implemented, and enforced at the national, state, and local levels.

Objectives

6.01 Trace the development of law in American society.

6.02 Cite examples of common, criminal, civil, constitutional, administrative, and statutory law.

Syllabus Due: Friday, March 19th, 2010

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