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UNIT I
Lesson 1: What is Law?
Video 1.1 Rule of Law (4:23)
Website 1.2 Blackstone’s Commentaries
Lesson 2: Types of Law
Video 2.1 Criminal v. Civil (5:50)
Website 2.2 Freedom House Map
Website 2.3 State Department Human Rights Reports
Video 2.4 Human Rights Concerns (6:40)
Lesson 3: Civics
Video 3.1 Seven Principles Rap (3:04)
Video 3.2 Constitutional Basics (7:53)
Video 3.3 Basic Civics- Legal System (8:13)
Video 3.4 Federal v. State Power (to 7:27)
Lesson 4: Administrative Agencies & International Law
Video 4.1 Administrative Agencies (6:45)
Video 4.2 UN International Organizations
Lesson 5: Civic Duties, Advocacy, & Voting
Website 5.1 Advocacy Groups A-Z
Website 5.2 Voting Statistics
Website 5.3 Voting Information in Massachusetts
Website 5.4 Online Voter Registration in Massachusetts
Lesson 6: Settling Disputes
Video 6.1 Alternative Dispute Resolution (to 8:43)
Video 6.2 Negotiation (11:50)
Lesson 7: Adversarial Sysytem & Stste v. Federal Jurisdiction
Video 7.1 Court System (6:58)
Video 7.2 Criminal Process (3:19)
Video 7.3 Trial Steps (3:41)
Video 7.4 Jury Selection (2:00)
Lesson 8: Different Types of Courts
Video 8.1 State v. Federal Courts (2:36)
Video 8.2 Massachusetts Court System(1:24)
Website 8.3 Massachusetts Courts
Video 8.4 U.S. Supreme Court (6:53)
Lesson 9: Precedent & Legal Ethics
Video 9.1 Marbury & Judicial Review (8:00)
Video 9.2 Stare Decisis (4:08)
Lessons 10-14: End of Unit
UNIT II
Lesson 15: Crime in America
Video 15.1 Crime Background (11:30)
Website 15.2 Uniform Crime Reports
Website 15.3 FBI Crime Report
Video 15.4 Crime Rates (9:05)
Lesson 16: Gangs & Substance Abuse
Video 16.1 Gang Facts (4:17)
Website 16.2 National Institute on Drug Abuse
Website 16.3 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
Website 16.4 Treatment Center Locator
Video 16.5 Why do People Abuse Substances (10:28)
Video 16.6 Use Leading to Abuse (8:06)
Lesson 17: Crime Victims, Requirements, & Categories
Website 17.1 National Center for Victims of Crime
Website 17.2 Findlaw Resources for Crime Victims
Website 17.3 Office for Victims of Crimes
Website 17.4 Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry
Video 17.5 Victims' Rights (2:29)
Video 17.6 Mens Rea (1:12)
Video 17.7 Strict Liability Crimes (2:36)
Video 17.8 Mens Rea & Actus Reus (3:11)
Video 17.9 Criminal Law Basics (3:20)
Video 17.10 Accessories & Conspiracies (4:10)
Lesson 18: Homicide
Video 18.1 Homicide (2:40)
Video 18.2 Types of Homicide (5:54)
Video 18.3 Homicide Examples (4:58)
Video 18.4 Encouraging Suicide- A Crime? (2:42)
Website 18.5 Teen Who Encouraged Suicide Update
Website 18.6 Suicide Help
Lesson 19: Crimes Against A Person
Video 19.1 Assault & Battery (2:05)
Video 19.2 Unusual Assault (1:39)
Website 19.3 Stop Bullying
Video 19.4 Date Rape (5:34)
Website 19.5 Resources for Victims of Sexual Assault
Lesson 20: Crimes Against Property
Video 20.1 Cybercrime Pandemic (3:20)
Video 20.2 Cybercrime Explosion (14:27)
Video 20.3 Smart Phones (8:28)
Website 20.4 National Cyber Security Alliance
Lesson 21: Criminal Defenses
Video 21.1 Defense of Property in Massachusetts (1:35)
Lesson 22: Searches & Arrests
Video 22.1 Reasonable Suspicion (19:34)
Video 22.2 Searches & Seizures (7:37)
Lesson 23: Criminal Pre-Trial Process
Video 23.1 Due Process & the 4th, 5th, & 6th Amendments (8:28)
Video 23.2 Miranda v. Arizona (5:00)
Lesson 24: Criminal Trial Process
Video 24.1 Massachusetts Juror Orientation (18:39)
Website 24.2 Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner
Video 24.3 Creative Sentencing (7:30)
Lesson 25: Purpose of Punishment
Video 25.1 Purpose of Prisons (10:33)
Video 25.2 Prisons Turned into Schools (12:24)
Video 25.3 Business Training for Inmates (6:52)
Lesson 26: Juvenile Crime
Video 26.1 Juvenile Justice System (4:48)
Website 26.2 Massachusetts Juvenile Court
Website 26.3 Department of Youth Services
Video 26.4 Juvenile Justice Reform (6:05)
Video 26.5 Daniel (5:28)
Video 26.6 Cyntoia Brown (7:49)
Video 26.7 Cyntoia Brown Update (2:23)
Lesson 27: Law & Terrorism
Website 27.1 National Counterterrorism Center (Methods & Tactics of Terrorism)
Website 27.2 Terrorist Groups
Website 27.3 State Department Travel Advisories
Website 27.4 Department of Homeland Security
Website 27.5 FBI & Terrorism
Video 27.6 Counterterrorism Efforts NCTC (4:01)
Lessons 28-33: End of Unit
UNIT III
Lesson 34: Intro to Torts
Video 34.1 Civil v. Criminal Distinction (2:11)
Video 34.2 Civil v. Criminal, Common Law v. Statute Law, & Tort v. Contract (10:20)
Video 34.3 Ralph Nader's American Museum of Tort Law (6:26)
Website 34.4 American Museum of Tort Law
Website 34.5 Cornell Legal Information Institute
Lesson 35: Tort Basics
Video 35.1 Three Types of Torts (3:56 to 7:38)
Video 35.2 Prima Facie Case (10:18 to 13:05)
Video 35.3 Car Insurance Basics (22:27)
Website 35.4 Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance
Lesson 36: Intentional Torts Elements, Assault, & Battery
Video 36.1 Act & Intent in Intentional Torts (to 5:37)
Video 36.2 Assault & Battery (to 2:28)
Video 36.3 Battery (8:22)
Video 36.4 Assault (5:09-8:12)
Video 36.5 Happy Gilmore Clip (2:13)
Lesson 37: Intentional Torts: IIED & False Imprisonment
Video 37.1 False Imprisonment Brief Explanation (8:15 to 9:33)
Video 37.2 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (2:25)
Video 37.3 IIED Explained (1:31)
Video 37.4 False Imprisonment (2:29-3:26)
Video 37.5 False Imprisonment Explained (2:16)
Video 37.6 Home Alone II Clip (2:30)
Video 37.7 Cinderella Clip (2:06)
Lesson 38: Intentional Torts Against Real Property
Video 38.1 Intentional Torts Against Property (3:26 to 5:25)
Video 38.2 Trespass to Land, Trespass to Chattels, & Conversion (9:33-12:22)
Video 38.3 Conversion & Example (2:05)
Video 38.4 Cinderella Another Scene (1:53)
Lesson 39: Defamation, Defenses, & Intellectual Property
Video 39.1 Defamation (to 2:40)
Video 39.2 Defenses to Defamation (3:04)
Video 39.3 Crazy Old Maurice (3:04)
Video 39.4 Defenses to Intentional Torts (3:45)
Video 39.5 Intellectual Property (10:09)
Website 39.6 U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Lesson 40: Negligence Elements
Video 40.1 Negligence Overview (9:04)
Video 40.2 Negligence Causation (3:15)
Video 40.3 Causation Examples (3:14)
Video 40.4 Proximate Cause (6:24)
Lesson 41: Defenses to Negligence
Video 41.1 Damages & Defenses (3:50)
Video 41.2 Contributory & Comparative Negligence (2:13)
Video 41.3 Negligence McDonald's Case (12:14)
Lesson 42: Strict Liability & Public Policy
Video 42.1 Strict Liability in Tort (2:56)
Video 42.2 Products Liability Overview (4:36)
Video 42.3 Products Liability (6:56)
Website 42.4 Consumer Product Safety Commission
Lessons 43-48: End of Unit
UNIT IV
Lesson 49: Contract Basics
Video 49.1 Contracts are Everywhere! (to 3:17)
Video 49.2 What is a Contract? (2:53)
Video 49.3 Mutual Assent (to 3:13)
Video 49.4 Mirror Image Rule (2:18)
Video 49.5 Exchange of Promises/Performance (5:52)
Video 49.6 Consideration (4:35)
Video 49.7 Promissory Estoppel (2:19)
Lesson 50: Contract Formation
Video 50.1 Valid, Void, or Voidable (5:41)
Video 50.2 Performance, Substantial Performance, Breach (3:13)
Video 50.3 Little Mermaid Clip (3:50)
Lesson 51: Contract Performance & Breach
Video 51.1 Express & Implied Contracts (3:11)
Video 51.2 Bilateral & Unilateral Contracts (2:26)
Video 51.3 Statute of Frauds (4:05)
Video 51.4 Breach, Damages, & Remedies in Contract (5:32)
Lesson 52: Express & Implied Warranties
Video 52.1 Uniform Commercial Code (2:11)
Video 52.2 Parol Evidence Rule (4:56)
Video 52.3 Parol-Ambiguity (8:57)
Video 52.4 Warranty Basics (4:09)
Website 52.5 Implied Warranty of Merchantability
Website 52.6 Implied Warranty of Fitness
Lesson 53: Credit, Banking, & the Consumer
Video 53.1 Banking Explained (6:09)
Video 53.2 Banking (7:40)
Video 53.3 Credit or Debit? (8:10)
Video 53.4 Foreclosure Explained (1:59)
Website 53.5 FDIC
Website 53.6 Credit Reporting
Website 53.7 CFPB
Website 53.8 Bankruptcy
Website 53.9 BBB
Website 53.10 Consumer Reports
Lesson 54: Consumer Protection
Website 54.1 Consumer Protection in Massachusetts
Website 54.2 Massachusetts Attorney General
Website 54.3 MGL c. 93A
Video 54.4 Massachusetts Consumer Protection Law and Shopping Guide (8:38)
Website 54.6 Federal Bureau of Consumer Protection (Federal Trade Commission)
Website 54.7 CPSC
Website 54.8 Buying a Used Car
Video 54.9 Buying a Used Car (0:58)
Website 54.10 Massachusetts Lemon Law
Lesson 55: Housing & Leases
Website 55.1 Massachusetts Fair Housing Law
Website 55.2 Massachusetts Housing Registry
Website 55.3 U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Website 55.4 Massachusetts Housing Court
Website 55.5 Sturbridge Inspectional Services
Video 55.6 Landlord-Tenant Law (to 4:22)
Video 55.7 Eviction Law (3:50)
Lessons 56-57: End of Unit
UNIT V
Lesson 58: Marriage Law
Website 58.1 Marriage in Massachusetts
Video 58.2 Pros & Cons of Marriage (10:55)
Video 58.3 Extension of Marriage Benefits/Minimal Marriage Debate (5:46)
Video 58.4 Marriage-Friends With Legal Benefits (5:36)
Lesson 59: Spousal Abuse
Video 59.1 Spousal Abuse (13:40)
Website 59.2 Domestic Violence Hotline
Website 59.3 RAINN
Website 59.4 National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Website 59.5 National Center for Victims of Crime
Website 59.6 National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Website 59.7 EMERGE: A Men's Counseling Service
Video 59.8 Abuse Story of Emma Murphy (12:21)
Lesson 60: Parents & Children
Video 60.1 Should We Have Children? (6:45)
Website 60.2 UNICEF-International Child Protection
Website 60.3 Child Abuse Hotline
Website 60.4 Child Abuse & Neglect in Massachusetts
Website 60.5 National Child Resources & Agencies
Video 60.6 Children & Discipline (3:08)
Video 60.7 Best Parent Ever? (4:52)
Lesson 61: DCF, Foster Care, & Adoption Law
Website 61.1 Child Custody & Parenting Time in Massachusetts
Website 61.2 Department of Children & Families
Video 61.3 DCF Investigation Stage (7:26)
Video 61.4 DCF Child Removal (4:51)
Video 61.5 DCF Termination of Parental Rights (4:35)
Website 61.6 Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange
Website 61.7 Adopt U.S. Kids
Website 61.8 Inter-Country Adoption
Video 61.9 Adoption Process (14:02)
Lesson 62: Separation & Divorce
Website 62.1 Massachusetts Divorce, Separation, & Annulment Law Resources
Website 62.2 Divorce & Children Resources
Website 62.3 Separation & Divorce Resources
Website 62.4 Massachusetts Child & Family Law Resources
Video 62.5 Child Custody in Divorce (4:02)
Video 62.6 No Fault Divorce (4:50)
Video 62.7 The Debate Over No Fault Divorce (5:38)
Video 62.8 Relationship Advice? (2:33)
Lesson 63: Government Aid to Families
Website 63.1 Social Security Administration
Website 63.2 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
Website 63.3 Food & Nutrition Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Website 63.4 Low Income Housing (U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development)
Website 63.5 Low Income Housing in Massachusetts
Website 63.6 Tax Breaks (Internal Revenue Service)
Website 63.7 Medicare
Website 63.8 Medicaid
Website 63.9 Massachusetts Public Assistance for Low Income Families
Website 63.10 Government Loans & Grants for College (U.S. Department of Education)
Video 63.11 Federal Student Aid (2:14)
Lesson 64: Estate Planning
Website 64.1 Massachusetts Intestacy Statute
Website 64.2 Massachusetts Family & Probate Court
Video 64.3 Wills & Trusts (1:30)
Video 64.4 Estate Planning Basics (15:00)
Video 64.5 Estate Tax (5:11)
Website 64.6 Current Estate Tax Law
Lessons 65-66: End of Unit
Lesson 67: Legal Writing Workshop
Website: IRAC Format
Lessons 68-72: Student Book Projects & Final Project Presentations
Lesson 73: Final Exam
Video: Bar Exam & Should I Go to Law School? (4:55)
Jeopardy Review Games
Jeopardy Law Unit I Round I
Jeopardy Law Unit I Round II
Jeopardy Law Unit II Round I
Jeopardy Law Unit II Round II
Jeopardy Law Unit II Round III
Jeopardy Law Unit III Round I
Jeopardy Law Unit III Round II
Jeopardy Law Unit IV Round I
Jeopardy Law Unit IV Round II
Jeopardy Law Unit V Round I
Jeopardy Law Unit V Round II
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