Civics & Economicsby Matthew Caggia

Essential Standards

Visit the DPI Website for the NC Essential Standards for Civics and Economics or hover over the standards listed below.

CE.C&G.1,Analyze the foundations and development of American government in terms of principles and values.

CE.C&G.1.5,Evaluate the fundamental principles of American politics in terms of the extent to which they have been used effectively to maintain constitutional democracy in the United States.

CE.C&G.2,Analyze government systems within the United States in terms of their structure, functions, and relationships.

CE.C&G.2.3,Evaluate the US Constitution as a "living Constitution" in terms of how the words in the Constitution and Bill of Rights have been interpreted and applied throughout their existence.

CE.C&G.3,Analyze the legal system within the United States in terms of development, execution, and protection of citizenship rights at all levels of government.

CE.C&G.3.3,Analyze laws and policies in terms of their intended purposes, who has authority to make them and how they are enforced.

CE.C&G.3.4,Explain how individual rights are protected by varieties of law (e.g. Bill of Rights, Supreme Court decisions, Constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, tort, administrative law, statutory law, and international law, etc.).

CE.C&G.3.5,Compare jurisdictions and methods of law enforcement applied at each level of government, the consequences of noncompliance to laws at each level, and how each reflects equal protection under the law.

CE.C&G.3.7,Summarize the importance of the right to due process of law for individuals accused of crimes.

CE.C&G.3.8,Evaluate the rights of individuals in terms of how well those rights have been upheld by democratic government in the United States.

CE.C&G.5,Analyze how political and legal systems within and outside of the United States provide a means to balance competing interests and resolve conflicts.

CE.C&G.5.2,Analyze state and federal courts by outlining their jurisdictions and the adversarial nature of the judicial process.

Handouts

Semester 1 Bell Ringers
Unit 1: Foundations of American Government
Unit 2: The Constitution
Unit 3A: Comparative Government- Legislative Branch
Unit 3B: Comparative Government- Executive Branch
Unit 3C: Comparative Government- Judicial Branch
Unit 4A: Citizenship, Voting, & Elections
Unit 4B: Political Parties & Influencing Government
Unit 5: Making Laws
Unit 6: Violating the Law
Unit 7: Personal Financial Literacy
Unit 8: Economic Fundamentals
Unit 9: Government in the Economy
Unit 10: International Economics
Review Materials
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Review Forum
Essential Discussions

Unit 6: Violating the Law

Chapter 16

Now that we have a basic understanding of the types of laws from Unit 5, we now turn our attention what happens when a person violates the law. Here we examine due process in civil, criminal, and juvenile law.

Study Tools

Online Textbook Resources

These pages contain the links to the online content for student practice. It includes Chapter Overviews, Web Activities, Self-Check Quizzes, ePuzzles and Games, Vocabulary Flashcards, Charts in Motion (to accompany diagrams in the textbook), and Interactive Graphic Organizers.

Chapter 16 Student Center: Civil and Criminal Law

Vocabulary

Link to Quizlet! Vocabulary is the key to understanding any subject. Once you can break down the barrier of language the ideas and concepts are wide open. Here you can find the vocabulary for the unit to practice by using online flash cards and by practicing online generated vocabulary quizzes.

Unit 6 Vocabulary Quiz on Quizlet

When you get to the Quizlet Quiz page, you can adjust what type of quiz to take by using the check boxes on the right.

Slide Shows

The slideshows are best viewed full screen. Slideshows will be blocked until AFTER the homework is due to encourage students to read the required sections of the textbook.

Civil Law

Overview of due process Civil Cases.

Criminal Law

Overview of due process in Criminal Cases.

Juvenile Law

Overview of due process in Juvenile Justice.