Ch. 15: Citizens and the Law
"I am the law." - Judge Dredd
The Story Matters:
A car moves swiftly down the highway. Is it going faster than the posted speed limit? Suddenly, blue lights flash and a siren wails. From out of nowhere, a police cruiser appears. It catches up to the speeding car. The officer waves the car over to the side of the road.
If you have witnessed a police officer ticketing a driver, then you have seen law enforcement in action. Such encounters are among the most obvious ways that citizens see public laws and regulations at work. Drivers need to understand and obey the laws regarding speed limits and roadway safety. Laws made by the government require drivers to pass tests to get their licenses. The government also regulates the placement of traffic signs along the roadside. Driving laws, along with the other types of laws that citizens follow every day, are necessary. They allow people to live together in a peaceful, orderly society.
If you have witnessed a police officer ticketing a driver, then you have seen law enforcement in action. Such encounters are among the most obvious ways that citizens see public laws and regulations at work. Drivers need to understand and obey the laws regarding speed limits and roadway safety. Laws made by the government require drivers to pass tests to get their licenses. The government also regulates the placement of traffic signs along the roadside. Driving laws, along with the other types of laws that citizens follow every day, are necessary. They allow people to live together in a peaceful, orderly society.
It Matters Because:
Lesson 1: Source and Types of Law - Laws protect public safety and keep order in society.
Lesson 2: The American Legal System - Under the American system of justice, the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of individuals.
Lesson 1: Source and Types of Law - Laws protect public safety and keep order in society.
Lesson 2: The American Legal System - Under the American system of justice, the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of individuals.
Content to be covered:
- Rule of law - everyone is equal under the law
- Landmark Supreme Court Cases
- Sources and types of law (criminal, constitutional, civil, and military)
- Juries
- Steps of a trial
- Safeguards (Bills of Attainder, Ex Post Facto Laws, Writ of Habeas Corpus)
- Students will be able to define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems by integrating visual information with corresponding evidence, data, and facts found within print and digital text.
Learning Scale:
4.0: The students will be able to distinguish between the characteristics of a society that operates under rule of law and one that does not.
3.0: The students will be able to define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.
2.0: The student recognizes and describes specific terminology such as:
3.0: The students will be able to define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.
2.0: The student recognizes and describes specific terminology such as:
- Jury, Lawsuit, Felony, & Misdemeanor.
- The student will be able to understand the difference between crimes that are felonies and those that are misdemeanors.
- The student will be able to understand in which type of court a lawsuit is used.
- SS.7.C.1.9: Define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.
- SS.7.C.2.6: Simulate the trial process and the role of juries in the administration of justice.
- SS.7.C.3.10: Identify sources and types (civil, criminal, constitutional, military) of law.
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