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Peer reviewedFisher, Margaret – Update on Law-Related Education, 1988
Uses a discussion of the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment and a case study entitled "Search and Seizure at a Rock Concert" to teach secondary students about privacy, property, and justice. Examines exceptions to the Fourth Amendment and describes "probable cause" as it relates to searches. (GEA)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Law Related Education, Lesson Plans, Privacy
Peer reviewedUpdate on Law-Related Education, 1989
"Honest Mistakes and the Exclusionary Rule" (D. Morris; J. Sullivan) outlines an activity designed to capture students' interest in drug search and seizure issues. "Drug Testing: Is It Constitutional?" (C. Hankins) presents a lesson which addresses these same issues by focusing discussion and role playing upon the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Constitutional Law, Instructional Materials, Law Related Education
Peer reviewedGreenawald, Dale; Clarke, Phyllis – Update on Law-Related Education, 1988
Presents a lesson plan for grades 4-6 which illustrates the concepts of privacy, property, and search and seizure. Calls upon students to recognize that individual property and society's need for security may conflict. Uses seven cases to help students learn and identify legal search and seizure procedures. (GEA)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedAldridge, Kathy; Wray, Jeanne – Update on Law-Related Education, 1988
Centering around a role-play simulating the search of students suspected of possessing illegal drugs, this lesson focuses on students' rights as related to the Bill of Rights. Calls upon students to argue landmark cases involving students' rights to enhance critical thinking skills. (GEA)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Critical Thinking, Freedom of Speech, Intermediate Grades
Download full textGottlieb, Stephen S. – 1991
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans focuses on teaching high school students their Constitutional rights and responsibilities. The 40 lesson plans in the book cover the courts and basic rights, the rights of criminal suspects, the rights of minors and education law,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Class Activities, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech
LRE Project Exchange, 1986
Lawyers who volunteer to teach youngsters about law and the legal process will find this special issue of "LRE Project Exchange," which contains lesson plans and suggestions from teachers and other lawyers, useful. "Sure-Fire Presentations" (A. Gallagher) offers practical suggestions for making classroom presentations more…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Conflict Resolution, Contracts
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1987
The third in this special series on constitutional themes, this document focuses on justice. "Due Process: What Is It?" (P. McGuire) examines the concept of due process as provided in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and provides lesson plans for a five-day unit on that topic. "Making Government Fair" (G. Galland) explains…
Descriptors: Accountability, Citizenship Education, Civil Rights, Curriculum Enrichment
Air Force Training Command, Lackland AFB, Texas – 1977
These teaching guides and student programmed texts for a secondary-postsecondary-level course in law enforcement are one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Purpose stated for the 162-hour course is to provide knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communications, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides
