Warwick School District

Course Description

Do you wonder where laws come from? Did you ever wonder if an act was “illegal” or “legal but unethical”?  Do you know the difference between civil vs. criminal law? How does consumer law protect you when buying a car, renting your first apartment or purchasing insurance? Do you know there are “cyber laws” to protect on-line activities? Learn this and more so you are prepared to tackle real-life issues you may face in your future.  Participate in a mock trial where you may be the judge, attorney, witness, plaintiff/defendant or a member of the jury.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

National Business Education Association (2007)

• Grades 9-12

• Business Law(BL)
• Basics of the Law(BL.I)
• 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.(BL.I.I)
• Contract Law, Law of Sales, and Consumer Law(BL.II)
• Analyze the relationships between contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.(BL.II.I)
• 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.(BL.III.I)
• Property Law(BL.V)
• Explain the legal rules that apply to personal property, [and] real property and intellectual property.(BL.V.I)
• Computer Law(BL.VII)
• Explain how advances in computer technology impact such areas as intellectual property, contract law, criminal law, tort law, and international law.(BL.VII.I)

Units

Unit #1 - The Foundations of Law

Unit #2 - The Court System

Unit #3 - Trial Procedures

Unit #4 - Criminal Law

Unit #5 - Tort Law

Unit #6 - Negligence and Liability

Unit #7 - Contract Law

Unit #8 - Capacity and Legality