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Price, Mary A. – 1988
The goal of this mock trial is to dramatize the Federalists' struggle to strengthen their control over the judicial branch of the U.S. government after losing the Presidency and Congress in the 1800 election. This mock trial reveals the personalities of key historical figures, such as Jefferson, Madison, and Marshall and distinguishes how they…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Government
Download full textAdministrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
One of the most important ways that individual citizens become involved in the federal judicial process is by serving on a jury. Jury service is one of the few legal responsibilities citizens in the United States have to their government. Though some people complain about the imposition of serving on a jury, many find that their service gives them…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
Though the framers of the United States Constitution recognized the value of an independent judicial system, they knew that to provide justice the courts must have some accountability to the government. They knew that the system must be transparent to the public. Though the basic framework of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution clearly…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
Every year the Supreme Court hears dozens of cases related to key constitutional issues. These cases can be used to teach enduring concepts in government and law. With this lesson plan, students learn about important concepts in Fourth Amendment law and stage a mock Supreme Court oral argument in small groups on a case decided in the 1999-2000…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
The O. J. Simpson trials taught much of the United States a basic lesson in the difference between criminal law and civil law. Many students learn in their government classes that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime. A person found innocent in a criminal trial, however, can be sued under civil law procedures for damages. It is…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
It is widely believed that the judiciary can maintain the rule of law and guarantee fundamental rights only if it is independent from political and other pressures. Most countries have provisions in their constitutions guaranteeing an independent judiciary. Usually, this independence has two faces: institutional measures that separate the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation
