Review Sheet

Things you need to know:

Constitution
Articles
Amendments

Why we make laws (5 reasons)
What makes a good law (4 criteria)

Classifications of crimes
Against people
Against property

Defenses

Gathering evidence
Making arrest
Pre-trial procedures
Trial procedures
Sentencing and corrections

NH Court System

Juvenile justice

Civil law
Workplace
Torts
Sales practices

Good Luck!

A Civil Action Paper

A Civil Action
For your essay, write a 2 page paper that answers the following questions:

1. How does the movie do in depicting the tedious nature of discovery (finding evidence, witness testimony, etc.)
2. How does the movie depict the savage world of settlement in civil cases?
3. Can you put a dollar amount on suffering?
4. Are civil cases worth accepting from the point of view of a personal injury lawyer?

Here are some links that might help.

http://www.usfca.edu/pj/articles/Civil_Action-Asimow.htm

http://www.northshoreonline.com/woburn/

http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/courseresources/beatrice/index.html

Paper is due May 29th.

Hate Speech

As we discuss our responsibilities as citizens to be aware of the effect of our behavior and actions on others, I ask the question, "Should hate speech be tolerated?". Read the following article and give your opinion.

http://www.helium.com/debates/sbs/75153-should-tolerate-speech

Answers are due by May 22nd.

Law Quiz

Law Quiz
Take the law quiz below and tell us how you did.

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes/cc_cwhitney/ch18vocabqz.html

Evidence Crime Scene Game

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/en/game/index.phtml

Play the game from the link above. Tell how you did (scorewise) but don't spoil the ending!

Child Killers

Explore the following web site. Answer the following questions in the comments section.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/

1. Who is responsible for this incident?

2. What could be done to prevent trajedies like this one?

3. Could a similar incident happen here at PRHS? Why or why not?

What makes a good law?

Today we will explore some informative websites. We will look up different sites and present to the class the link to the article, a brief summary, and what makes the site informative for our class. I have provided an example below in my post.