Call out the name of a branch of government and have the students hold up the appropriate card. Objective To show that fairness is an ideal which our society is still struggling to achieve. In earlier days, when people disagreed, they often settled their disputes with swords or pistols. They sometimes assembled groups of friends who fought it out among themselves. The man who had the strongest arm, the sharpest eye, or the most friends could seemingly prove that he was right.
Role play the above idea.
Under our form of government we maintain courts so that people settle their disputes peaceably. When he walked into his classroom, he saw Sara put a dollar bill in her desk. Jeff's friend, Phil, ran over and told Jeff that he thought Sara had found a dollar. Jeff immediately went to the teacher, Mr. Hope, and explained what had happened. When Mr. Hope called Sara to his desk, she told him her grandmother had given her the money.