The deadline for late work is extended due to last weeks snow days: Late work will be accepted until the end of the day Friday, January 15th.
The final exam will cover all topics we studied this semester, including: types of government; the Great Compromise and the United States Constitution; Federalism; The Bill of Rights; and interacting with the criminal justice system. After completing the activities below the class will start working on review Wednesday and Friday of this week; please bring your text book.
"Street Law: Maintaining Our Liberties and Our Criminal Justice Rights
Using the graphic organizer (below) the class used the multi-media resources provided by experts to learn what to do and what not to do when encountering law enforcement and the criminal justice system. (Please be aware that these links contain strong language used for dramatic effect -- don't play around your younger brothers or sisters):
Intro to Miranda
Miranda Rights
#1 What to do if stopped by the police (video)
# 3 The Right to an Attorney (Is it real)?
#4 The War On Drugs with Elon James White
#5 Law & Disorder: Myths from the Media (first twenty-five minutes)
The final exam will cover all topics we studied this semester, including: types of government; the Great Compromise and the United States Constitution; Federalism; The Bill of Rights; and interacting with the criminal justice system. After completing the activities below the class will start working on review Wednesday and Friday of this week; please bring your text book.
Monday/ Wednesday:
"Street Law: Maintaining Our Liberties and Our Criminal Justice Rights
Using the graphic organizer (below) the class used the multi-media resources provided by experts to learn what to do and what not to do when encountering law enforcement and the criminal justice system. (Please be aware that these links contain strong language used for dramatic effect -- don't play around your younger brothers or sisters):
Intro to Miranda
Miranda Rights
#1 What to do if stopped by the police (video)
# 3 The Right to an Attorney (Is it real)?
#4 The War On Drugs with Elon James White
#5 Law & Disorder: Myths from the Media (first twenty-five minutes)
Maintaining Our Liberties and Our Criminal Justice Rights
Name ______________________________________________________ Date _______________ Period _______
It is important to recognize that when we are talking about the American Criminal Justice system we dealing with issues that may affect one another differently. Personal and family history, race, and other factors cause each of us to have different beliefs and values, and all of these beliefs and perspectives must be honored and respected. It is also true that America has a long sad history of racism and discrimination, and our criminal justice system is not immune to these effects. (Also today’s lesson contains strong language, let me know if you want an alternative way to learn these ideas.)
What are Miranda Rights? [Four (4) declamatory sentences followed by a question – or five, depending).
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) established what? Is the right established by this case really available to all?
The ACLU via Elon James has some important “do’s” and “don’ts” for if you are stopped by the police; they are:
IF STOPPED BY THE POLICE
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DON’T
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The American Civil Liberties Union believes that the “War on Drugs” begun during the Nixon Administration (1971) has been a failure. What are some of the flaws they see in the so called “War on Drugs”? Does the ACLU support the distribution or use of illegal drugs (yes, this is practically a rhetorical question, but please answer it.)? https://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/aclu-elon-james-white-just-say-no-war-drugs
According to the film “Law & Disorder” television criminal dramas create five (5) myths among Americans; what are those myths, and what is the reality?
Myths about our justice system “Law & Disorder”
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Myth
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Reality
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The presentation of “Law & Disorder” is followed by some “talking heads,” list four key or surprising facts or arguments you hear from these experts:
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