Name these two Justices. A basic value in American society is individual safety. Many rules and regulations arise because Americans believe that people in their everyday lives should feel they are reasonably safe from bodily injury. The following simulation is concerned with a statute that evolved because of people's concern for safety in a specific environment. The purpose of this activity is to have students participate in the adjudication of several cases alleged to be in violation of a statute.
Every participant plays the role of a judge.
Violation of the statute carries a minimum fine of five dollars and a maximum fine of fifty dollars. Procedure Announce to the class that every pupil in the room is a judge. Explain that there is a neighboring community where no vehicles are allowed in the park. You are going to present a series of cases that may be violations of that statute. Various judges will be called upon to determine if a case is, in fact, a violation.