Mar. 14, 2007: Fourth & Fifth Amendments
The Mini Page is a syndicated,
four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the
Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through
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Activities:
1. Pretend two friends have
asked you to help them settle an argument. Draw a picture of yourself
being a judge in a courtroom where you will make your decision. Draw your
friends telling their stories in the courtroom.
2. Write three different and
polite things you could say to friends if they asked you something you
didn't want to answer. Ask your friends what they would say. Compare your
ideas.
3. Can you make a list of the
qualities or skills you think a member of a jury should have? Would you
like to serve on a jury? Why or why not?
4. Which amendment in today's
Mini Page (a) guarantees that you will be told if the government wants
to arrest you for something, (b) guarantees that you don¹t have to
say anything in court if you don¹t want to, and (c) says that a judge
has to give the police permission to search your house?
5. How would you design a system
that you and your friends could use in your classroom to settle disputes
and protect students' rights? Write a paragraph describing the system
you would design. Be sure your system addresses these questions:
- Who can bring a complaint about another student to the class?
- Who listens to the complaint?
- Who listens to the two sides of an argument?
- Who decides how the argument will be settled?
- How will you guarantee that
the procedures will be fair to everyone?
This week's standards:
- Students understand the purpose of government. (Social Studies: Power, Authority and Governance)
- Students identify key ideals of the United States' democratic republican form of government. (Social Studies: Civic Ideals and Practice)
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
