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Authors
Lee P. Arbetman, M.Ed., J.D.
Director of U.S. Programs
Street Law, Inc.
Edward L. O'Brien, J.D., LL.M., LL.D.
Executive Director
Street Law, Inc.
The work of
Ed McMahon,
our colleague and co-author
on earlier editions of this text,
continues to focus and
strengthen this new edition.
Lee Arbetman
is a graduate of Grinnell
College, the University of Massachusetts
(M.Ed.) and George Washington
University’s National Law Center (J.D.).
He is the director of U.S. programs at
Street Law, Inc., including the U.S. Supreme
Court Summer Institutes and Supreme
Court Seminars. Arbetman has been an
active member of the National Council for
the Social Studies and a former chair of its
citizenship committee. A former winner of
the Isidore Starr Award from the American
Bar Association, he is also co-author of
Great Trials in American History,
as well as
numerous magazine and journal articles.
Ed O’Brien
is a graduate of the University of
Virginia and the Georgetown University Law
Center. In 1972, he co-founded Street Law, Inc.,
and serves as its executive director. O’Brien has
taken Street Law’s message of law, democracy,
and human rights to more than 35 countries
on every continent. He has authored books on
democracy and human rights and numerous
articles for journals and magazines. He also
founded the Black South African Lawyers
Program at Georgetown. The University of
Natal in Durban awarded him an Honorary
Doctor of Laws degree. In 2006, Ed completed
a Master’s degree program in International
Children’s Rights in Switzerland.
Reviewers
JoEllen J. Ambrose
Champlin Park High School
Champlin, MN
Melinda Nikolaisen
Gateway Institute of
Technology High School
St. Louis, MO
Kerry Sylvia
Cardozo High School
Washington, D.C.
Jennifer H. Conlon
Maine East & South
High Schools
Park Ridge, IL
Joseph P. Gutmann
Central High School
Louisville, KY
Roberto Vichot
Felix Varela Senior High
Miami, FL
Carol Ward
Windsor High School
Windsor, CO
Jaclynn S. Olson
Superior High School
Superior, WI
Catherine A. Ruffing
Centreville High School
Clifton, VA
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 The eighth edition of
Street Law: A Course in
Practical Law
builds upon the success and popu-
larity of earlier editions. Incorporating their best
features, this edition provides new information,
practical advice, and competency-building activi-
ties designed to provide students with the ability
to analyze, evaluate, and resolve legal disputes.
Throughout the book we have added text
and problems dealing with the most current
law-related public issues, including terrorism,
technology, and immigration law. We have con-
tinued our emphasis on promoting alternative
(nonjudicial) forms of dispute resolution. We
have also added a new feature—Law Around the
World—that challenges young people to con-
sider legal issues from a global perspective.
A Web site to complement the curriculum
can be found at
www.glencoe.com
. The pro-
gram includes a Teacher Manual, a student
workbook, assessment materials, transparencies,
and an interactive teacher manual with presenta-
tion slides.
Street Law’s approach to law-related educa-
tion is to provide practical information and
problem-solving opportunities that develop in
students the knowledge and skills necessary for
survival in our law-saturated society. The curric-
ulum includes case studies, mock trials, role-
plays, small group exercises, and visual analysis
activities. For optimal results,
Street Law
requires
the use of community resource people such as
lawyers, judges, law students, police officers, and
consumer advocates. It also requires community
experiences such as court tours and police ride-
alongs. This methodology allows students to be
active participants in their own education.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the
teachers, lawyers, law students, law professors,
and others who have assisted in the development
of our curriculum materials. Over the years,
many people have provided valuable field-testing,
research, editorial assistance, and support.
Our colleagues at Street Law, Inc., provided
useful input into this edition. Particular assistance
came from staff members Bebs Chorak, Megan
Hanson, Allison Hawkins, Mary Larkin, Amaly
Snowdon, and Judy Zimmer. Lena Morreale
Scott from the Street Law staff was the lead
writer on the Teacher Manual and also took the
lead in developing the presentation slides. All
aspects of this project benefited from her teach-
ing expertise. Our longtime colleague Margaret
Fisher at the University of Seattle School of Law
wrote the student workbook and the assessment
materials and, as always, had useful input on the
Student Edition. Law students Kelly Ferraro and
Jennifer Farrar and summer interns Charlotte
Friar and Erin Taylor provided useful research
and editorial assistance.
Legal experts whose review was absolutely
essential to the creation of the new edition and
whose contributions are most appreciated are:
Unit One:
Tim Evans;
Unit Two:
Shay Bilchik,
Jeff Chinn, Bo Rutledge, Seth Watkins;
Unit Three:
Thomas Burns, Lisa Soronen, Karen
Throckmorton, Mark Traphagen, Rick Wienecki;
Unit Four:
Lois Greisman, Allen Hile, Tom Kane,
Alan Korn, Carole Reynolds, Rosemary Rosso,
Claudia Simon, Quisaira Whitney;
Unit Five:
Alex
Ashbrook, Cait Clarke, Alycia Guichard, Father
Raymond O’Brien, Neil Shister;
Unit Six:
Noel
Brennan, Kate Bushman, Karen Grisez, Bob
Juceum, David Koelsch, Tom Krattenmaker,
Kathy Moccio, Chris Zampagna.
Lee Arbetman
Ed O’Brien
Silver Spring, MD
Advice to Readers:
Law varies from state
to state and is constantly changing. Therefore,
someone confronted with a legal problem
should not use this text as a substitute for
legal advice from an attorney.
PREFACE
iii
Preface
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About Street Law, Inc.
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Street Law Supporters
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Chapter 1
What Is Law?
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Law and Values
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5
Human Rights
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8
Balancing Rights with Responsibilities
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12
Kinds of Laws
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13
Our Constitutional Framework
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15
Chapter 2
Lawmaking
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19
Legislatures
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19
Agencies
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24
Courts
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26
International Lawmaking
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26
Chapter 3
Advocacy
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29
The Art of Advocacy
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29
Lobbying
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31
Voting
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34
Campaign Finance Reform
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38
Chapter 4
Settling Disputes
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40
Methods for Solving Disputes
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41
Chapter 5
The Court System
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46
Trial Courts
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46
Appeals Courts
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51
Federal and State Court Systems
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