Standards
Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry
with them years beyond the instruction received this year.
- Amendments 4, 5, 6, and 8 protect the rights of the
accused.
- Arrest warrants, writs of habeas corpus,
investigation (police and prosecution) pre-trial motions, bail, and
trial procedures (courts) grand jury and petit jury, and indictment are
criminal justice processes affecting an accused person.
- Post verdict options include not guilty and freedom
or guilty and probation, incarceration, community service, parole,
execution, and/or appeal.
- Differences between criminal and civil law are
substantial
- Civil cases can be resolved through
mediation,
arbitration, settlement, court.
Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions
students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.
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How do amendments
protect rights of the accused?
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How
is the accused processed through the criminal justice system?
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What are the differences between
civil and criminal law?
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What are the different
types of torts?
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How can civil cases be resolved?
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How do the concepts learned in the
course work in the real world?
Standards and Benchmarks
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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 among diverse peoples.
Benchmark B: Students understand the history of social organization in
various societies.
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Civics 2: Students know the structure and function of local, state
and national government and how citizen involvement shapes public
policy.
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Benchmark 2C:
Students know and understand the place of law in the Colorado and US
Constitutional systems.
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Benchmark 2D:
Students know how public policy is developed at the local, state, and
national levels.
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Civics 4: Students understand how citizens exercise the roles,
rights, and responsibilities of participation in civic life at all
levels.
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Benchmark 4B:
Students know how citizens can fulfill their responsibilities for
preserving the constitutional republic.
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Benchmark 4C:
Students know how citizens can exercise their rights.
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Benchmark 4D: Students know how citizens can participate in civic life.
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