Transcript Agenda Mon 1/5 & Tues 1/6

Agenda Thurs 10/20 & Fri 10/21
►Review
Parent Questionnaire & Jury Wadeering
►RAP
#18: Judicial Images
►Court Structure Puzzle
►HW: Judicial Blog
Judicial Handout
RAP #18: Judicial Images
Preview
Examine the collage of
photographs and answer the
following questions:
1. What do these images relate to?
2. Have you had a personal
experience with the court system?
If so, what was it like? If not,
what are your impressions of the
court system from film, television,
newspapers, magazines, and
books?
3. What is the overall goal of the
U.S. judicial system?
4. A primary purpose of the U.S.
court system is to ensure justice.
Do you think it does that?
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Essential Questions
► What
does the constitution specifically say
about the structure of the nation’s judiciary?
► How did Congress decide to structure the
rest of the nation’s judiciary?
► What are two kinds of legal conflicts, and
how do they differ?
► How does the process by which jury
members are selected help ensure justice in
a courtroom?
Court Systems
Using the reading packet, complete the Notebook
Handout 15: The U.S. Court System.
You and your partner should also have the cards
from Student Handout 15A.
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Court Structure Puzzle
► Using
the 16 cards from the handout and
your textbook, fill in the U.S. court system
charts with your partner.
Homework
You have learned about the structure and operation
of the judicial branch. Read the following postings
from the fictional Web site “Pursuing Justice.”
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Homework
Write your own comment in response to one or both
postings. Include the following in your response:
• your online name
• the date and time of your response
• your position on the topic being discussed
• support for your argument, including two specific
courts that you have read about and how their
structure or function adds to or detracts from
justice being served
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