Teacher: CORE BUSINESS & PERSONAL LAW
 Year:      2009-2010 
 Course:  BUSINESS & PERSONAL LAW 

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Knowing About the Law

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How does one make ethical decisions and recognize the consequences of unethical decisions?

 

Ethics

 

Note Taking.

Reading & Interpreting law cases.

Apply ethical decision making model to given scenarios.

 

Ethical Decision Making Activity
9/1/2009

Question and Answer
9/10/2009

 

 

 

 Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

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LAW 1 ~ Basics of the Law – Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe sources of the law, the structure of the court system, different classifications of procedural law, and different classifications of substantive law.

 

 

 

 

 

The Golden rule and other sources of U.S. Law

 

Define "Common Law" and indicate the society which was the major source for common law in the U.S.

Explain the role religion plays in the creation of laws.

Define empathy and explain it's relationship to the creation of laws.

 

 

 

 

 

 Glencoe Understanding Business &Personal Law book

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LAW 1 ~ Basics of the Law – Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe sources of the law, the structure of the court system, different classifications of procedural law, and different classifications of substantive law.

 

 

 

 

 

The Court System.

Dual Court System.
State & Federal Court.
Court jurisdiction.
Bill of Rights.
Juvenile Court System.

 

Differentiate between civil & criminal trials and legal cases.

Differentiate between the Federal and State court systems.

Identify the United States of America's Constitution as highest source of law in U.S. and the first 10 amendments as the; "Bill of Rights."

Compare and contrast the activities of the Juvenile Court and other courts.

Identify the several courts which comprise the federal and state systems and, indicate the jurisdiction of each.

 

 

 

 

 

 Glencoe Understanding Business and Personal Law

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 www.uscourts.gov

 http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/Walston/supreme/supremecourt/supremecourt.html

 

LAW 1 ~ Basics of the Law – Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe sources of the law, the structure of the court system, different classifications of procedural law, and different classifications of substantive law.

 

 

 

 

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Criminal Law

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How is due process and essential element used in criminal procedures.

 

Elements of a crime

Classification of crimes

Punishment & Defenses

Due Process

Death Penalty and ethics of punishment

Criminal Court process

4th amendment rights, search & seizure.

 

Use applied knowledge to create a crime scenario and interpret facts to solve crime.

Notetaking

Reading

Writing

 

Death Penalty Position Paper
10/9/2009

Death Penalty Debate
10/13/2009

Criminal Law Test
10/19/2009

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

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 http://www.law.com/

 www.findlaw.com

 http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/olsenforensics

 

LAW 1 ~ Basics of the Law – Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe sources of the law, the structure of the court system, different classifications of procedural law, and different classifications of substantive law.

 

 

 

 

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Contract Law

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

Why does society require rules for the enforcement of contracts?

Explain how a contract represents a “meeting of the minds.”

 

Elements of a contract

 

Note Taking

Explain the methods for communicating an offer

Identify methods for terminating an offer.

Apply the elements of an offer

 

Case Analysis of various contracts.
10/31/2009

 

 

 

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  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

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LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

Why does society require rules for the enforcement of contracts?

 

Capacity to Contract

 

Note Taking

Reading & Interpreting cases

Apply legal vocabulary

 

Comparing contracts and identifying minors capacity to contract.
11/30/2009

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

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LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

Why is genuine agreement necessary to form a contract?

 

Genuine Agreement

 

Notetaking

Compare and contrast genuine agreements and identify elements to void same.

Teambuilding

 

Model examples of genuine agreement
11/1/2009

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

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LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

 

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Contract Law

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

What role does consideration play in the contract?

 

Consideration

 

Notetaking

Reading & Interpreting cases

 

Fly Swatter Review game
12/31/2009

Case analysis
12/31/2009

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

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 www.lawguru.com

 

LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

Why does public policy require legality in a contract

 

Legality

 

Note Taking




Reading & Interpreting cases

Apply legal vocabulary

Reading and interpreting current newspaper articles

 

Jeopardy Review game
12/31/2009

Study and comparative analysis of legality case studies
12/31/2009

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

 www.ubpl.glencoe.com

 www.law.cornell.edu

 

LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

 

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Contracts

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

What are the special rules and formalities that apply to written contracts?

 

Statutes of Frauds

Elements which need to be included in a contract

 

Notetaking

Note Taking

Reading & Interpreting cases

Apply legal vocabulary

Create a written contract with chosen scenario.

 

Contract case studies
1/1/2010

Contract Test
1/1/2010

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

 www.ubpl.glencoe.com

 www.law.cornell.edu

 

LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

Why is it necessary to know when a contract has ended?

 

Discharge by performance

Discharge by legality

Discharge by impossibility of performance

Discharge by agreement

 

Note Taking

Reading & Interpreting cases

Applying legal vocabulary

 

Case Analysis - 01
1/1/2010

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

 www.law.cornell.edu

 

LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

 

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Marriage/Divorce

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

Why is marriage in actuality a contractual agreement?

Why is an awareness of potential problems in marriage important?

 

Requirements of marriage

Legal aspects of marriage

Reasons for Divorce

Prenuptial Agreements

 

Note Taking

Reading & Interpreting cases

Apply legal vocabulary

Creating prenuptial agreement

Divorce Court Procedure simulation

 

Divorce Case Analaysis
2/1/2010

Divorce Test
2/1/2010

 

 

 

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LAW 9 ~ Domestic Relations Law – Explain the legal rules that apply to marriage, divorce, and child custody.

 

 

 

How do you become a more informed consumer?

 

Steps in making an automobile purchase

Buyer's Guide

Federal Odometer Law

Lemon Law

Consumer Protections

 

Note Taking

Apply legal vocabulary

comparison analysis

 

Newspaper auto buying/comparison
2/23/2010



Divorce

2/21/2010

Comparison analysis of vehicle purchases
2/26/2010

 

 

 

  Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

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LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

 

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Renting a Place to live

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How might the legalities of renting affect the student

 

Tenant/Landlord rights and duties.

Types of leases

Lease termination

 

Note Taking

Reading & Interpreting cases

Applying legal vocabulary

Creating a lease agreement with partner.

 

Lease Test
3/1/2010

Lease Case Analysis
3/8/2010

 

 

 

 Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book

 

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LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

 

Regulation Z Insurance Protection

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How can you use the law to better protect yourself when buying or selling goods

 

Types of Insurance

Insurance as a contract

Compensation for loss

 

Note Taking

Apply legal vocabulary

Apply real life scenarios

Analyze insurance policies

 

Advertisement analysis identifying full disclosure
3/17/2010

Test
3/26/2010

 

 

 

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LAW 6 ~ Commercial Paper, Insurance, Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy – Analyze the functions of commercial paper, insurance, secured transactions, and bankruptcy.

 

 

 

 

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Contracts for the Sale of Goods

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How can you use the law to better protect yourself when buying or selling goods?

 

Uniform Commercial Code

Contracats for the sale of lease of goods

Destination Contract

Transfer of title

 

Note Taking

Analyzing real life scenarios

Apply legal vocabulary

 

Contract Case Analysis
4/12/2010

Contract Creation - 01
4/12/2010

 

 

 

 Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book


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 http://www.law.com/

 

LAW 6 ~ Commercial Paper, Insurance, Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy – Analyze the functions of commercial paper, insurance, secured transactions, and bankruptcy.

 

 

 

 

The Importance of Warranties

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How does the Consumer Protection and Liablility laws protect you from becoming a victim?

 

Types of warranties

Who is covered by warranties

How warranties are excluded

Federal acts of regulating warranties

 

Note Taking

Analysis of Product Warranties

Applying legal vocabulary

 

Product Warranty Analysis
4/26/2010

Warranty test
4/26/2010

 

 

 

 Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book


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LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

 

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Consumer Protection and Product Liability

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How does the Consumer Protection and Liability laws protect you from becoming a victim?

 

Federal Consumer Protection regulations

Interstate commerce laws

Government Regulatory agencies

 

Note Taking

Creative artistic skills for Protection and Product liablity poster

Reading

 

Product Liability Case Analysis
5/12/2010

Consumer Product liability poster evaluation
5/19/2010

 

 

 

 Glencoe Understanding Business & Personal Law book


 http://web2westlaw.com (product liability cases)

 

LAW 2 ~ Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law – Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.

 

 

 

 

Personal Property and Bailments

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How do you safeguard your personal property and avoid difficulties when a temporary transfer of possession takes place?

 

Personal Property

Tangible and Intangible personal property

Intellectual Property; trademarks, copyrights, patents

Bailments; Mutual benefit, Muteum, Gratuitous

Transfer of possession, risk of loss, duty of care

 

Note Taking

Applying and Interpreting legal vocabulary

Case analysis

Reading

Writing

 

Legal Briefs Review on Intellectual property cases
5/20/2010

Scenario identifications
5/21/2010

Personal Property and Bailments Test
5/28/2010

 

 

 

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 www.law.cornell.edu

 

LAW 5 ~ Property Law – Explain the legal rules that apply to personal property and real property.

 

 

 

 

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Creation of an Agency Relationship

 

 Essential Questions 

 Content 

 Skills 

 Assessments 

 Lessons 

 Resources 

 Standards 

How do you protect yourself financially in an agency relationship?

 

The parties to an Agency relationship

Rights and duties of the parties

Distinguish among the two types of agents and the agent's relationship to each other

 

Notetaking

Applying legal vocabulary

Analysis of scenarios

 

Agency Relationship Case Analysis
6/4/2010

Creation of an Agency Relaionship Test
6/1/2010

 

 

 

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LAW 3 ~ Agency and Employment – Analyze the role and importance of agency law and employment law as they relate to the conduct of business in the national and international marketplaces.