It's the Law: A Young Person's Guide to Our Legal System. Facilitator's Guide

Sampul Depan
Volcano Press, 1994 - 219 halaman
This facilitator's guide helps adults present young people a view of the U.S. justice system and to involve them in the idea of the legal process, understanding the rights and responsibilities of participating in their government, laws, and the justice system. The guide also helps them understand the consequences of breaking the law. The 18 chapters include: (1) "What This Book Is About"; (2) "What Is a Law?"; (3) "Justice"; (4) "Control"; (5) "Why Do We Need Laws?"; (6) "Who Makes Our Laws?"; (7) "How Our Laws Are Made"; (8) "Kinds of Laws"; (9) "To Change a Law"; (10) "When People Break the Law"; (11) "Under Arrest!"; (12) "The Right to a Trial"; (13) "What Happens at a Trial"; (14) "Juvenile Justice"; (15) "Challenges"; (16) "The Constitution of the United States"; (17)"Amendments to the Constitution"; and (18) "It's All About You!" An expanded glossary of legal terms and a mock trial script conclude the book. (EH)

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What This Book Is About
1
What Is a Law?
4
Justice
8
Control
11
Why Do We Need Laws?
14
Who Makes Our Law?
16
How Our Laws Are Made
21
Kinds of Law
31
Challenges
115
The Constitution of the United States
117
Amendments to the Constitution
122
Its All About You
145
Activities and Games
147
Fractured Fairytales
150
Judge for Yourself
151
Being a Witness
160

To Change a Law
42
When People Break the Law
47
Under Arrest
60
The Right to a Trial
71
What Happens at a Trial
86
Juvenile Justice
103
Freedomland
167
A Mock Trial
171
Expanded Glossary
199
Index
217
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