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Assignment Sheet: Intro to Law
Streetlaw Ch. 1 PPT: What is Law
Ch. 3 PPT: Advocacy
Ch. 5 PPT: The Court System
Questions for Gideon's Trumpet
- What are the facts of the case?
- What is the Constitutional issue
involved in the Supreme Court case? What part of the Constitution is involved?
- Why was the Gideon case
a particularly good case for review by the Supreme Court?
- What are the arguments
for Gideon?
- What are the arguments
for the state of Florida?
- Are there any special
problems that might arise should Gideon win the case?
- Our court systems
handle criminal cases and civil cases. In Gideon v. Wainwright the Supreme Court ruled that "if you
cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you by the
court," but that this right only applies if you are a defendant in a
criminal case, NOT if you are a defendant in a civil case. Why? Explain.
Should a defendant in a civil case be entitled to representation? Explain.
Documents
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Links
R v Dudley and Stephens
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Free Speech Page
Morality in Media
The United States Department of Justice
Video Files
Balance Between Liberty and Security: The US Patriot Act after 9/11
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