
Jury System Lesson Plans
Supports Common Core skills
Find resources below to help teach your students about the history and importance of the Jury System in the United States.
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Lesson Plans
Lesson 6: Making Decisions by Group: The Jury System
Students will learn about the nation's jury system and its role in ensuring the rights and protections guaranteed by the Sixth and Seventh Amendments.
Lesson 7: A History of Conflict Resolution and the Jury System
Students will gain an understanding of the modern jury system and historical methods of conflict resolution.
Lesson 8: Participating in the Jury System
Students will learn about the relationship of a democratic society to its legal institutions.
Lesson 9: Prepare for Trial
In this lesson, students will learn about the relationship between constitutional rights and fair and unbiased jury selection.