Essential Questions

  • How much of the material we have covered can you recall?
  • What are the six elements of a contract?
  • What are the characteristics of a contract?
  • Can you name and explain each of the classes of contracts?

Monday, November 30, 2009

Your Viewpoint

If given the choice between implementing a public policy of prevention or rehabilitation with regard vandalism, which would you choose? Also, what type of policy would this be?

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29. What are the differences between a Delinquent and an Unruly Child?



30. What does parens patriae mean?

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27. What are two other ways of stating vandalism?



28. What does prima facie evidence mean?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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25. Will you and your partner be done with your project before you return from the holiday break? If not, do you have a plan to get it done before the due date? Do you know the due date?



26. If you were a turkey, what would be two major problems that you see in today's society? What kind of public policy would you scratch in order to alleviate these problems?

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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23. Have you chosen a partner for you project? If so, who? If not, choose someone.



24. What did your Wordle tell you about our opinions as to which are the greatest problems in society?


Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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21. To what religion are the laws that govern society in Saudi Arabia tied?



22. What kinds of activities does Muslim law forbid?

Friday, November 13, 2009

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19 A minor who drinks or buys alcohol is considered a/an _______________________.



20 Why are drugs not always a bad or illegal item?

Monday, November 9, 2009

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17. List at least three problems in society.



18. In your opinion, what is the greatest problem in society and why?

Friday, November 6, 2009

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15. In which year did the U.S. Supreme Court make a very important decision on the death penalty?



16. How many phases must a death penalty case now go through?

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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13. In which city did the movie take place? In which department do the detectives work?



14. What was the crime in the main story line? This is considered one of the six crimes against _____________.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

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11. Where do police dispatchers work? What are their duties? What type of personality must they have?



12. If I tell you to go into the teacher's lounge to get a soda at 9:10 a.m. and have already told Mr. Harper that you have been getting sodas from the teacher's lounge during second period and that he should have someone waiting there to write you up, you could say use ____________ as a defense.