NCJ Number
8695
Date Published
1972
Length
250 pages
Annotation
TEACHING GUIDE FOR A 16-HOUR UNIT OF STUDY PROVIDING BACKGROUND MATERIAL ON THE LAW, LESSON PLANS, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR LESSONS.
Abstract
'YOU AND THE LAW' IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN EIGHTH GRADE AMERICAN HISTORY CLASSES. COURSE MATERIALS, WHICH INCLUDE THIS MANUAL, TRANSPARENCIES, AND 14 AUDIO-TAPE RECORDINGS, ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. THE TEACHING GUIDE COVERS THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN LAW AND GOVERNMENT, PRINCIPLES OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS, DUE PROCESS, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENSHIP. AVAILABLE AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS ARE LISTED.