Objective:
- Define tort and crime
- Differentiate between torts and crimes
- Compare and contrast torts and crimes
Age Level: Late secondary school
National Standards:
Complies with NBEA Business Law 2023 Standard I.1.G Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe the law’s sources, the structure of the court system, different classifications of procedural law, and different classifications of substantive law:
- I.1.G.4. Compare and contrast between a tort and a crime
- I.1.G.12. Distinguish between the burdens of proof needed in criminal cases and tort law cases
Materials:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Handouts with definitions of torts and crimes
- Index cards with scenarios written on them
- Multiple choice quiz with answer key
- Define tort and crime
- Differentiate between torts and crimes
- Compare and contrast torts and crimes
Age Level: Late secondary school
National Standards:
Complies with NBEA Business Law 2023 Standard I.1.G Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe the law’s sources, the structure of the court system, different classifications of procedural law, and different classifications of substantive law:
- I.1.G.4. Compare and contrast between a tort and a crime
- I.1.G.12. Distinguish between the burdens of proof needed in criminal cases and tort law cases
Materials:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Handouts with definitions of torts and crimes
- Index cards with scenarios written on them
- Multiple choice quiz with answer key
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