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Discussion Questions - Rule of Law

Rule of Law: Questions to Check for Understanding

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  1. Rule of Law
  2. Overview - Rule of Law
  3. Opening Discussion Questions - Rule of Law
  4. Express Unpopular Views - Rule of Law
  5. Participate in the Judicial Process - Rule of Law
  6. Exercise Religious Practices - Rule of Law
  7. Access to Education - Rule of Law
  8. Discussion Questions - Rule of Law
  1. What does it mean that the United States is a country of laws and not of men?
  2. What is the responsibility of judges when their personal opinions are in conflict with the rule of law in the case before them?
  3. How does the majority benefit when minorities are protected by the rule of law.
  4. Give examples of ways that the rule of law has an impact on your life?

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Fair & Impartial Judiciary

How do federal judges have an impact on individual rights every day, even for people who may never enter a courtroom? Ten federal judges answer that question and others, discussing their commitment to impartiality, the Constitution, and the rule of law.

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