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What are rules and laws?

2016
Text and illustrations provide an introduction to rules and laws.

National survey of state laws

1993
Resource guide to state laws including business and consumer laws, criminal laws, education laws, employment laws, family laws, general civil laws, real estate laws, and tax laws.

Career ideas for teens in law and public safety

2006
Describes career opportunities in law and public safety for teens focusing on personality, values, and strengths. Includes options such as administrative law judge, correctional officer, fire marshal, forensic pathologist, lawyer, legal nurse consultant, and private investigator and other legal careers. Also contains information on prerequisites and salary levels.

How the Judicial Branch works

2015
Discusses the judicial system, including its history, members, responsibilities, and role in the U.S. government.

Every vote matters

the power of your voice, from student elections to the Supreme Court
Encourages teens to recognize the importance of voting and making their voices heard in the democratic process, focusing on Supreme Court decisions that came down to a single vote.

Magna Carta

the birth of liberty
In 1215, England was beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion. King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history. At the time of its creation, the Magna Carta was just a peace treaty drafted by a group of rebel barons who were tired of the king's high taxes, arbitrary justice, and endless foreign wars. The fragile peace it established would last only two months, but its principles have reverberated over the centuries. This narrative follows the story of the Magna Carta's creation, its failure, and the war that subsequently engulfed England, and charts the high points in its unexpected afterlife: it protected the church, banned unlawful imprisonment, and set limits to the exercise of royal power. It established the principle that taxation must be tied to representation and paved the way for the creation of parliament. Our Declaration of Independence was formulated after the Magna Carta.

Exploring communities' rules and laws

2007
Looks at why rules and laws are important to every community, exploring some of the laws that help keep people safe as well as those that protect property and rights.

A dictionary of law

2015
Presents over 4700 alphabetically arranged entries that define major concepts, terms, processes, and the organization of the English legal system, with up-to-date coverage of legislation, criminology, and law enforcement as well as guidelines for writing essays and reports.

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