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=**American Law and Justice**=

__**American Law and Justice Home**__ || Syllabus || **__Pacing Guide__** || Curriculum Map || Resources || Student Work ||

American Law and Justice Pacing Guide 2011-2012 Examine possible employment opportunities in the justice field || **Unit 4: Right of the Accused**  * Due Process
 * ** Quarter 1 ** ||  ** Quarter 2 **  ||
 * **Unit 1: Defining Crime and Justice** * What is justice?
 * Criminal v. Civil law
 * What is crime? Who defines it?
 * Role of Government in the Criminal Justice System
 * legislature
 * executive
 * judicial
 * Crimes against the person
 * 1) Murder
 * 2) Assault and battery
 * 3) Robbery
 * 4) Rape
 * Crimes against the person
 * 1) Arson
 * 2) Larceny
 * 3) Receiving stolen property
 * 4) Burglary
 * 5) Forgery ||  **Unit 3: Trial System**  * **Petit Jury system v. Bench trial**
 * **Jury system**
 * 1) **Selection process**
 * 2) **Requirements**
 * 3) **Responsibilities of jurors**
 * **Importance of the Impartial Jury**
 * 1) **Voir dire**
 * 2) [|//Sheppard v. Maxwell//] (1966) ||
 * **Unit 2: Criminal Justice System: Pre-trial** * Investigation and Arrest
 * Pre-Trial Procedure
 * 1) Booking
 * 2) Pre-trial hearings
 * 3) Grand Jury
 * Pre-trial detention/release
 * 1) Procedural due process
 * 2) Substantive due process
 * Rights of the accused from the Constitution
 * 1) 4th Amendment
 * 2) 5th Amendment
 * 3) 6th Amendment
 * 4) 14th Amendment
 * Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases
 * 1) Miranda v. Arizona
 * 2) Gideon v. Wainwright
 * 3) Katz v. United States
 * 4) Terry v. Ohio
 * 5) Illinois v. Wardlow ||