Final Review

Areas that the Final Exam will cover:

The Constitution (Articles and amendments)
Why we make laws
What makes a good law
Criminal vs. Civil law
The Investigation:
Types of crimes and their elements
Civil rights
Evidence
Procedure (CSI, Forensics, etc.)
Pre-trial motions
The Trial:
Steps in a trial
Jury issues
Adversarial system
Punishments
Civil law:
Reasonable actions
Civic responsibility
Consumer law


What does the test look like?
50 multiple choice
30 matching
10 true/false
10 point short essay

A Civil Action

For your essay, write a 2 page paper that answers the following questions:

1. How does the movie do in depicting the tedious nature of discovery (finding evidence, witness testimony, etc.)
2. How does the movie depict the savage world of settlement in civil cases?
3. Can you put a dollar amount on suffering?
4. Are civil cases worth accepting from the point of view of a personal injury lawyer?

Here are some links that might help.

http://www.usfca.edu/pj/articles/Civil_Action-Asimow.htm

http://www.northshoreonline.com/woburn/

http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/courseresources/beatrice/index.html

Court Visit for Absent Students

Here is the information for the Plymouth District Court:

Plymouth District Court

26 Green St
Plymouth, NH 03264

(603) 536-3326‎

Call to arrange a visit to observe a trial.

Presentation:

15 Minute Presentation in class detailing your case.
You may use a powerpoint, poster, or other medium to do your presentation.
You will need to explain:
What the trial was about
What evidence was used
What was the outcome
Why did it turn out like it did

Law Quiz

Take the law quiz below and tell us how you did.

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes/cc_cwhitney/ch18vocabqz.html

Crime scene game

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/en/game/index.phtml

Play the game from the link above. Tell how you did but don't spoil the ending!

Child Killers

Read the following new site and respond to the following questions. Could anything have been done to prevent this tragedy? Could this happen here at PRHS? Why or why not?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/

Hate Speech

As we have discussed why people make laws, the following article relates to some of these needs. Please read and give your opinion as to the issue. Keep in mind the notion of laws that promote the common good.

http://www.helium.com/debates/sbs/75153-should-tolerate-speech