Everyday Law for Young Citizens (eBook)This practical, down-to-earth approach to the law will be an important tool in your classroom. Included are questions and answers to explain the basic principles of law, criminal law, lawmaking, law enforcement, judging the law and constitutional law. Twenty-two hypothetical cases on topics of concern to young people give instruction in what the law says and invite student opinion and discussion. |
Contents
Preface to Everyday | 7 |
Case of the School Girl Scuffle | 19 |
Contracts | 27 |
Mock Trial Role Play | 44 |
AlcoholControlled Substances | 52 |
DivorceChild Custody | 58 |
Contents | 70 |
Equality Under the LawCivil Rights | 77 |
Property Rights | 85 |
PrivacySearch and Seizure | 92 |
Substance Abuse | 101 |
Freedom of the Press | 107 |
Selected Online Resources | 121 |
Bancrofts Senate Statement | 154 |
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Everyday Law for Young Citizens (ENHANCED eBook) Eric B. Lipson,Greta Barclay Lipson Limited preview - 2000 |
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