Curated OER
Utah's Legislative Branch: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Seventh graders explain the steps by which a bill becomes a law. They research how a bill becomes a law within the three branches of Utah's government and synthesize their research and discussion in a classroom representation of government.
Curated OER
No Vehicles in the Park: Working with Legislation
Pupils in pairs, or groups of three, determine if the "No Vehicles in the Park" law has been violated in each of the following situations. Let students know that it is not the definition of "vehicles" that is in question in all c
Curated OER
American Justice: The Texas Cheerleader Plot
Students watch a video about one woman who planned to commit murder because of a cheerleading scandal.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Vaccines and Immnunizations
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention site that covers just about anything you'd want to know about vaccines and immunizations, including vaccine recommendations, immunization schedules, vaccine safety, the importance of vaccines...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Trust in the Law
Citizen complaints demonstrate that China's legal system has not yet fully gained the people's trust in this Wide Angle video.
Other
Sweatt v. Painter Archive
This site has just about everything one might want to know in an investigation of the important Supreme Court decision in Sweatt vs. Painter.
Other
The Book of Galatians
An introduction to Galatians in an outline form that is easy to read. A good place to begin research.
Lectric Law Library
Copyright
Good description of copyright. Includes legislation, entitlement, for what granted, nature of right and duration, how to obtain, requisites, remedies and former grants.
PBS
Structure of Congress and the Legislative Process Lesson
This instructional activity explores the structure of Congress and the legislative process. There is an introduction, a research activity, an assessment, and a role play activity.
US Government Publishing Office
U.s. Government Publishing Office: Code of Federal Regulations
A searchable and browsable database of U.S. federal regulations and rules issued by U.S. federal agencies.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: The Defense of Marriage Act
A lesson plan addressing what happens when Congress passes a law or an act, but the law is unconstitutional.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (1999)
This resource provides the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: u.s. Code
Federal Statutes can be easily reviewed by selecting titles(1-50). The site provides table of popular names and title listings with zoom text, notes and updates of each code.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Explanations and Interpretations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about scientific explanations and interpretations through instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and quick assessments.
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About Criminal Justice Reform
C-Span classroom examines criminal justice reform, particularly whether or not the federal government should reform minimum sentencing laws and reduce incarcerations for non-violent drug offenses. With lesson plan, vocabulary preview,...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment
This resource gives the text of the 14th Amendment and includes annotations, which are helpful to understand interpretations and uses of the amendment.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Israeli Government Function
Detailed information about the structure and activities of the Israeli government, as well as links to the basic laws which make up the Israeli constitution.
Other
Project Vote Smart: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Project Vote Smart provides a detailed guide to the process of making a bill become a law. Content also includes links for more explanation on certain topics.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: The Rule of Law
In this lesson, students examine primary source materials including the Book of Laws, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Magna Carta in order to understand their meaning and to compare them. They then prepare an argument on...
Indiana University
Center on Congress: Learn About Congress
Learn about the role of the US Congress, how it works, its history, and the principles behind its creation and operation. Wonderful set of resources including FAQs, short articles and video clips, "interactive learning modules" (i.e., a...
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Commentary on Epistle to the Galatians
This site provides you with access to Martin Luther's "commentary" on the book of Galatians. Click on the specific blue topic to learn more.
Other
Classroom Law Project
This resource archive serves as resource for students and teachers for reference for multiple law topics including: the Census, presidential impeachment process and criminal justice reform.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Laws
This site from the Internet Classics Archive provides the full text of Plato's dialogue, "Laws." Translation by Benjamin Jowett.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Bringing My Son to the Police Station to Be Fingerprinted
This poem tells the narrative of a son being taken to the police station to be fingerprinted.