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Bitlaw: Fair Use in Copyright
An article that explains the "fair Use" issues in the copyright law.
University of Texas at Austin
Texas Politics: The Constitution: Bill of Rights
Read the current Texas Bill of Rights, which spells out individual freedoms of state residents, and reiterates those of the United States of America.
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Teacher.org: Rules and Laws
This instructional activity is designed to help students evaluate rules. It is important since not all rules are necessarily good or appropriate. Sometimes, school rules are arbitrarily imposed, other times they are arrived at as the...
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Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: The Rules of Court
A database of the rules, forms, and dockets for both the state and federal court systems.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Modern Democracy in America
This is a collection of 19 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic Modern Democracy in America. How does democracy function in modern-day America? Learn how a bill becomes a law, the role of American presidents, and much more in this...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Justice, Freedom & Equality: What Is Fair?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, Justice, Freedom & Equality: What is fair?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Jim Crow
After Reconstruction, states in the South passed laws that barred African Americans from voting and segregated schools, restaurants, and public accommodations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 3.2 Revisiting Exponential Expressions and Equations
This section draws on the different laws of exponents that have been covered in previous sections and uses them to simplify exponential expressions. Additionally, the lesson explores the impact on the simplified expression when the laws...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: Duck for President
First graders build on their knowledge of positive character traits and those valued in a good citizen and leader by exploring rules, laws, elections, and the presidency. Through the anchor text, 1st graders discuss the details of the...
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Laws of Logarithms
Eight laws reguarding logarithms. The laws include the Law of X, 0, 1, and more. Sample problems and solutions provided.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Rcfp: Court Rescinds Its Own Prior Restraint Against the Ap
A judge decided not to continue to enforce a prior restraint keeping the Associated Press from releasing information it had obtained through an open records request.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Building Inspectors
This site gives and overview of the Building Inspector career field. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Example for Development of Theories
[Free Registration/Login Required] An exercise where students must distinguish between laws and theories, then answer a challenge question.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Gas Laws
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers core concepts of Gas Laws for High School Chemistry. Topics covered are Boyles Law, Charles, Gay Lussac, Combined Gas Law, Avogadro volume, Temperature Conversion between Kelvin...
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Laws.com
This page will provide access to laws of the United States, Canada and selected international areas.
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Texas Bob: Title 106 Patriotism and the Flag
A reprinting of Title 106 of the Texas State Constitution, which lays out one of Vernon's Civil Statutes about the state flag and patriotism.
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Brad Templeton: 10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained
This personal site from Brad Templeton provides an article on copyright myths with explanations of the USENET/Internet.
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Brad Templeton: A Brief Intro to Copyright
This personal site provides an article on the copyright issues. Includes the basics, creative work, making copies, commerce, fair use/fair dealing, and some legal basics.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: The Presidential Veto
The President of the United States has extraordinary power over the shaping of federal laws. He or she can veto any law passed by Congress.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Legal Information on Divorce
This page provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the legal types of divorce; also provides links to state statutes & recent federal decisions.