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Court System

Essential Question:

How does the court system provide justice and what protections are there to ensure that individuals are protected from government abuse?

Portrait of a Graduate:

Collaboration

Communication

Learner’s Mindset

Critical Thinking

Inquiry Question:

What is the trial process and who is involved?

2. Inquiry Question:

What are the varying sentencing options?

3. Inquiry Question:

What rights do the criminally accused have?

Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to distinguish the various roles of the participants in the trial process and the procedures involved.

2. Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to examine and evaluate the different sentencing options.

3. Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to connect individual rights to specific situations.

Skills Demonstrated:

Annotating Text.
Primary Source Analysis.
Determining Cause & Effect
Examining Varying Perspectives.

Standards:

Explore the U.S. Constitution
Examine individual rights and how it governs law enforcement and prosecution.
Explore the Court System
Examine structure of the different court systems.
Examine the pre-trial procedures and the trial process.
Explain the various sentencing options.

Resources:

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