The Third Branch Section
The Third Branch menu consists of two thematic sub-menus that cover the overarching purpose of this site: the role of the judiciary and courts in our system of democracy. The content contained in these two thematic sub-menus provide the necessary foundations for teachers wanting to develop lessons plans focused on the judicial branch. While the two sub-menus in The Third Branch are specifically about the Judicial Branch, every module and storyline in the site addresses judicial branch functions in some capacity. For instance, the Graffiti module contains a section on how judges determine punishment for graffiti crimes. All landmark cases demonstrate the interpretive functions of the appellate courts, and the introduction to the Search & Seizure module talks about judges needing probable cause to issue search warrants.
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