Indiana Courts: How Do They Work? A Curriculum Unit for Secondary School Teachers. Courts in the Classroom: Curriculum Concepts and Other Information on Indiana's Courts for the K-12 Educator.

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    • Availability:
      Indiana Supreme Court, 313 Indiana State House, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Tel: 317-232-2540; Web site: http://www.IN.gov/judiciary/education/.
    • Peer Reviewed:
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    • Source:
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    • Intended Audience:
      Practitioners; Teachers
    • Subject Terms:
      Academic Standards; Civil Law; Court Litigation; Criminal Law; History Instruction; Law Related Education; Secondary Education; Social Studies; State Courts; State Government; State Standards
    • Subject Terms:
      Indiana
    • Abstract:
      This lesson plan about Indiana's court system is designed to work with any classroom resources a teacher may use when teaching a U.S. history, government, or Indiana history class. The lesson also provides online suggestions, general legal links at the end of the lesson to aid a teacher or student interested in exploring other legal topics, and a comprehensive glossary of legal terms. The lesson cites learning objectives; suggests five learning activities; and addresses related Indiana social studies standards. It discusses the difference between a civil case and a criminal case and provides an organizational chart of the Indiana judicial system. (BT)
    • Publication Date:
      2003
    • Accession Number:
      ED472001
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