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GOALS:  This class will help students:\nA.            Navigate state and federal court systems.\nB.            Follow current events concerning Supreme Court review on both state and federal\nlevels.\nII.         OBJECTIVES:\nA.        Knowledge Objectives – As a result of this class, students will be better able to:\n1.            Predict which court will hear a given controversy.\n2.            Describe the path a state or federal case will take in the course of its appeals.\n3.            Describe the discretionary function of Supreme Court review at state and federal\nlevels.\nB.         Behavioral/Skills Objectives – As a result of this class, students will be better able to:\n1.            Choose the correct court for pursuing litigation in their own lives - most likely at the\nsmall claims level.\n2.            Read and understand news reports concerning important cases where the U.S.\nSupreme court has granted certiorari, and understand why certiorari itself is\nnewsworthy.\nC.        Attitude Objectives – As a result of this class, students will feel that:\nState and federal courts are structured similarly, but have different functions and purposes in our judicial system.\nThey have recourse to resolve conflict even if the conflict is very small and concerns a minimal amount of money in controversy.\nOur state is an important part of a larger system and the national discourse on constitutional law, and even seemingly minor state cases can have an impact on the national level.\nIII.       CLASSROOM METHODS\nLecture:\nCourt systems of the U.S.\nPass out the court systems handout. As you lecture, you should write on the board in the same layout as the worksheet, and have the students fill in the appropriate bubbles on their handouts. A sample completed worksheet is included with this lesson plan to guide your board-writing. (You could also use a document camera and fill out the handout as you go along, but there is a powerpoint, so figure out ahead of time how to switch between the document camera and the powerpoint!) Let the students know that you will be playing a game of Jeopardy at the end based on the lecture, so they should take notes!\nIn the U.S., we have two systems of government: the federal government and state government.\nIf you are writing on the white board, label two columns on the board, “Washington State Court System” and “Federal Court System” at the top of the board, to match the worksheet.\nEach has their own sets of civil and criminal laws. [Students should have already learned about the difference between civil and criminal laws in a previous lesson.] So in Washington state we have:\nWrite on the bottom of the board/handout: “Federal laws, U.S. Constitution” under the right-hand Federal Court column, and separately “WA state laws, WA state constitution” under the left-hand State Court column. Don’t draw any arrows yet!\nAmerican Indian tribes have their own laws; they are not subject to state law, and they are partially controlled by federal law but they are considered their own separate nations. It’s a complicated area of the law. We’re just going to focus on state and federal law.\nIf you have a problem dealing with state law or the state constitution, you’re going to take that to a state trial court.\nIn WA, we have a few different kinds of trial court. At the lowest level there’s district court and municipal court.\nWrite “District Court” and “Municipal Court” at the bottom of the board, where the lowest bubble of the State Court column would be.\nMunicipal court handles civil city law offenses. For instance, if run a red light in downtown Seattle, you’ve bro","cbCaicUJP6wl0Q5U","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicUJP6wl0Q5U","docx",33969,7,"English","# Goals\n# Objectives\n## Knowledge objectives\n## Behavioral/skills objectives\n## Attitude objectives\n# Classroom methods\n## Lecture and handout workflow\n## State court system overview\n## Federal court system overview","[{\"question\":\"Which learning goals does the class focus on?\",\"answer\":\"Students learn to navigate state and federal court systems, track how cases proceed through appeals, and explain why Supreme Court review functions as a discretionary process at both levels.\"},{\"question\":\"How do students determine which court will hear a controversy?\",\"answer\":\"The lesson trains students to predict the correct forum for a dispute, with emphasis on choosing the right level of court such as small claims for everyday matters.\"},{\"question\":\"What classroom activities are used to support learning?\",\"answer\":\"Students complete a handout aligned with board writing during a lecture, then reinforce content through a Jeopardy game based on the lecture and notes.\"}]","State and Federal Court Systems - Overview of State and Federal Court Systems | DOCX"]