Unit+4-+Law+and+Order+(Courts+&+the+American+Legal+System)


 * Unit 4: Law and Order: Courts & the American Legal System **
 * **__ Time Frame: __**** 2 Weeks ** ||
 * **__ Essential Standards: __**
 * __ 2.1 __**Analyze the structures of national, state and local governments in terms of ways they are organized to maintain order, security, welfare of the public and the protection of citizens
 * __ 2.2 __**Summarize the functions of North Carolina state and local governments within the federal system of government
 * __ 2.3 __**Evaluate the U.S. Constitution as a “living Constitution” in terms of how the words in the Constitution and Bill of Rights have been interpreted and applied throughout their existence
 * __ 2.4 __**Compare the Constitutions and the structures of the United States and North Carolina governments
 * __ 2.5 __**Compare United States system of government within the framework of the federal and state structures as well as in how they relate with governmental systems of other nations
 * __ 2.6 __**Evaluate the authority federal, state and local governments have over individuals’ rights and privileges
 * __ 2.7 __**Analyze contemporary issues and governmental responses at the local, state, and national levels in terms of how they promote the public interest and/or general welfare
 * __ 3.1 __**Analyze how the rule of law establishes limits on both the governed and those who govern while holding true to the ideal of equal protection under the law
 * __ 3.4 __**Explain how individual rights are protected by varieties of law
 * __ 3.7 __**Summarize the importance of the right to due process of law for individuals accused of crimes
 * __ 3.8 __**Evaluate the rights of individuals in terms of how well those rights have been upheld by democratic government in the United States. ||
 * **__ Essential Questions: __**
 * 1. Explain how our court system is an adversarial system. **
 * 2. List different types of laws. **
 * 2. How can a single act be a crime that can be prosecuted in both federal and state courts? **
 * 3. Can a single act be a crime and a tort? How? **
 * 4. How does the burden of proof in a criminal and civil trial differ? **
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 * **__ Essential Understandings: __** ||
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 * **__ Technology: __** ||
 * **__ Resources/Activities: __**
 * Create a bubble map with different types of laws **
 * Using a frayer model, understand civil & criminal law **
 * Find examples of current civil/criminal cases **
 * Compare the burdens of proof in civil & criminal cases ** ||
 * **__ Assessments/Performance Tasks: __** ||