OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, Al WARQA’A, DUBAI
GRADE VI ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-21
UAE SOCIAL STUDIES
VOLUME 3 CHAPTER 6: HOW LAWS ARE MADE
Instructions:
1) Self -assess with a purple pen/pencil
2) Mention the date
3) Complete corrections if any
Lesson Objective: To learn about how a country’s laws and created and enforced.
Learning Outcome:
List Different Political Systems Around the World
Understand how a country’s laws are created and enforced.
Describe how laws are created.
Explain the difference between civil and criminal law.
Give examples of national and local laws.
PRE-ASSESSMENT:
a) List the three branches of government.
b) What are the various levels of government?
c) Why do you think the govt. needs to make rules for everyone in the form of laws?
I. A law is a rule that everyone in the country must follow. Write about any law that you know.
Ans: Student’s response
II. Concept Check: Match the sentences of Column A with Column B
Column A : Legal concept Column B : Fact
1. Legislative branch A Listens to evidence and makes decisions in a law
court
2. Presidential System B Focuses on crimes against the state
3. Civil Law C Drafts and debates laws
4. Criminal Law D Keeps the legislative and executive branches separate
5. Jury E Focuses on issues between individuals
Answers : 1 C 2D 3E 4B 5A
III. Think and write : In many countries, draft laws are called "bills." Read the steps and
put the steps of the legal process into the correct order. Start from the time the bill is
created and end when a decision is made about where a person violated the law.
Order each step in the series pictures.
• THE BILL IS DEBATED
• THE BILL IS APPROVED AND BECOMES A LAW
• THE JUDGE OR JURY DECIDES THE CASE
• THE BILL IS DRAFTED
• THE ACCUSED PERSON GOES TO TRIAL
• THE LAW IS ENFORCED BY POLICE
Answers:
Step 1 THE BILL IS DRAFTED
Step 2 THE BILL IS DEBATED
Step 3 THE BILL IS APPROVED AND BECOMES A LAW
Step 4 THE LAW IS ENFORCED BY POLICE
Step 5 THE ACCUSED PERSON GOES TO TRIAL
Step 6 THE JUDGE OR JURY DECIDES THE CASE
IV .Which statements refer to civil laws and which statement refer to criminal laws
1) A law that deals with people’s rights . Civil
2) A law that is designed to protect people from others . Civil
3) With this law, disputes are settled by a jury. Criminal
4) A law that deals with people who break national laws. Criminal
5) A law that is designed to keep society safe .Civil
Activity 5: Imagine that your class is going to form a class government. The class govt. will
help the school make new rules for the class. The class govt. will decide on punishments for
violating rules and rewards for good behavior.Which type of government do you think is
best for a class government? How would the leader or leaders be chosen? Explain your
answers.
POST-ASSESSMENT:
Q.1. List the three branches of government. Ans. Legislature Executive Judiciary
Q.2 What are the various levels of government? Ans. Local level, State level, National Level
Q.3 Why do you think the govt. needs to make rules for everyone in the form of laws?
Ans. The government needs to make rules for everyone in the form of law because by
doing so people can obey rule and thus the nation as a whole leads a secure life
Key New Vocabulary:
TO INTERPRET INNOCENCE ACCUSED CIVIL
EXECUTE GUILT TO DRAFT TO APPOINT
Success Criteria
SUCCESS CRITERIA COMPLETELY PARTIALLY
I can list different political systems around the world
I am able to describe how a country’s laws are created and
enforced.
I am able to explain differences between civil & criminal laws
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