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Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, Montgomery. – 1984
Designed to assist the public in understanding the judicial system and judicial process in Alabama, this handbook (1) presents an overview of Alabama's courts and their jurisdictions, (2) identifies the officers of the courts and the contributions each makes to the judicial process, and (3) narrates in general terms the procedures most common to…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Doctrine, Criminal Law, Due Process
Download full textLeonard, Donald E.; Mattson, John O., Ed. – 1994
Six cases from Rhode Island court history are presented in this document. The cases, dating from the time of Roger Williams to the 1970s, examine religious freedom, personal freedom, treason, robbery, murder, and drug possession. Each case is summarized and questions are supplied to help students understand crime and punishment in Rhode Island. A…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Texas Young Lawyers Association, Austin. – 1984
A brief review of the federal constitutional provisions and equivalent Texas Constitutional provisions for the criminally accused is provided in question and answer form. First Amendment rights related to such matters as freedom of the press, rights of students, picketing, distributing leaflets, state licensing, and obscenity are considered in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
Wyoming Law-Related Education Advisory Council, Cheyenne. – 1993
This document is intended to give students an overview of laws in Wyoming. Subjects covered include civil and criminal law; courts in Wyoming; juvenile law, juvenile court procedure; rights of children; family law; employment law; automobile-related law; laws affecting the schools; and citizenship rights and responsibilities. The laws and courts…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Law, Constitutional Law
Hanna, Jack C.; Maddalena, Gracemarie – 1993
This book contains nine lessons focusing on legal issues raised by the illegal use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs and efforts by the criminal justice system to curb that use and abuse. The lessons are interactive and sequential, although individual lessons can stand alone. The lessons are designed to be presented to middle and high school…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Drug Education
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC. – 1982
Designed for use by local lawyers and law students who agree to serve as resource persons in secondary school level law-related subjects, this guide has two main goals: (1) to provide law personnel with a brief summary of the law and sample cases for student use on topics of general interest, and (2) to introduce students to a sampling of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law
