Focus Writing

March 16

1. Why do defendants have so many rights in a trial? Identify at least two that you think are important.

Learning Targets

• Explain the Bill of Rights in your own words

Today

1. Pass back tests

2. Make sure you Criminal Justice reading worksheet is checked off

3. Work with a partner “Civil Liberties and Criminal Justice Clauses”

Test Feedback

• Some people need more details in their answers

• Anyone who got below 15 can answer the questions on Cesar Chavez to raise their score by up to 5 points (15 max score)

Think/Write/Pair/Share

2. Which is more important – preventing one innocent person from going to jail or preventing one guilty person from going free?

• Imagine that you have an innocent family member accused of a crime, or

• a family member was a victim of a crime, • then explain your answer.

Second Amendment Clause

• 1. “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary for the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Rewrite in your own words Explain with hypothetical example

Rewrite in your words

A locally organized military is required to protect us so we have need to be able to keep weapons.

Then?

Today?

Second Amendment Clause• 1. “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary for

the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Rewrite in your own words Explain with hypothetical example

Rewrite in your words

A locally organized military is required to protect us so we have need to be able to keep weapons.

Then: British troops in Canada and Native Americans were a threat, people felt the need to protect themselves

Now: criminals are a threat