Government Part 5: Rights of the Accused
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Workbook: 130 pages: 47 lessons; 275 test questions Classroom activities, brain games, thinksheets – and the “Mother of all tests.”
All based on Bloom’s taxonomy.
Why students love these lessons: lotsa games.
Why teachers love this book: Landmark cases, brief lectures, great graphic organizers, major documents, political cartoons, famous quotations, and tests that hit everything on your state test.
Amendments 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
When accused of a crime, what rights do you have - and why?
The 4th Amendment – probable cause, exclusionary rule.
The 5th Amendment – the Miranda Rule, “taking the Fifth.”
The 6th Amendment – the gag rule, the Patriot Act. (The Patriot Act is on your state test.)
The 7th Amendment – In a civil case, you have the right to a jury trial.
The 8th Amendment – three strikes, torture, and the death penalty
Shocking
You will be shocked at students’ interest in these topics.
(Apparently, Paris Hilton is not the only young person who’s had a run-in with the law.)
Make those abstract concepts memorable!
What the heck is “due process”?
Habeas corpus is your friend.
A bazillion games, all entitled: “Is it constitutional?”
Landmark cases: Gideon v. Wainwright, Ex parte Milligan, Korematsu v. United States, and more.
Debate: “It is better that ten guilty people escape than one innocent suffer.”