Objectives to be addressed in this course include:

• History 3: Students understand that societies are diverse and change over time.
  Benchmark A: Students know how various societies were affected by contracts and exchanges 0among diverse peoples.
  Benchmark B: Students understand the history of social organization in various societies.
• Civics 2: Students know the structure and function of local, state and national government and how citizen involvement shapes public policy.
• Benchmark 2C:  Students know and understand the place of law in the Colorado and US Constitutional systems.
• Benchmark 2D:  Students know how public policy is developed at the local, state, and national levels.
• Civics 4:  Students understand how citizens exercise the roles, rights, and responsibilities of participation in civic life at all levels.
• Benchmark 4B:  Students know how citizens can fulfill their responsibilities for preserving the constitutional republic.
• Benchmark 4C:  Students know how citizens can exercise their rights.
• Benchmark 4D: Students know how citizens can participate in civic life.

Textbook: Street Law: A course in Practical Law, Arbetman/O’Brien, Ed, National Textbook Company, Lincolnwood, IL, 1999.

This course lends itself to straying from the topic under consideration and branching off into timely “learning moments”. While many subjects and circumstances are appropriate for these deviations from plan, student input must be appropriate for school and the classroom and the instructor will make the decision about what subjects can be discussed. With that caveat, the following is a plan for how we will proceed through the course:

Chapter 1:     pages 4-7              What is Law?

                       pages 11-16          Rights and Responsibility

Chapter 2:     pages 19-26          Lawmaking

Chapter 3:     pages 31-35          Advocacy

Chapter 4:     pages 38-44          Settling Disputes

Chapter 5:     pages 45-59          The Court System    1^st Mock Trial

Chapter 6:     pages 60-67          Lawyers

Chapter 7:     pages 69-95          Crime in America

Chapter 8      pages 96-102        Criminal Law

Chapter 9      pages 103-110      Crimes Against Persons

Chapter 10    pages 111-119      Crimes Against Property

Chapter 11    pages 120-124      Defenses

Chapter 16    pages 177-188      Juvenile Justice

Chapter 17    pages 196-215      Torts: A Civil Wrong 2^nd Mock Trial

Chapter 18    pages 216-237       Intentional Torts

Chapter 19    pages 238-251       Negligence

Chapter 20    pages 252-259       Strict Liability

 

Other topics to be selected by the class.

 

 

Each day we will work through at least one Case Study and some problems relative to the topic being studied.

·         Participation points will be awarded only if students participate in the Case Studies, Class Discussion and activities.

·         On-time Quizzes will be given only if students are on-time

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