Rule of Law | A Nation of Laws

“A Nation of Laws: A Fair and Impartial Judicial Branch” is a panel discussion hosted by WyomingPBS.

Participating in the panel from Montana: the Honorable Donald W. Molloy, United States District Court judge; the Honorable Susan Watters, United States District Court judge; and Bob Carlson, past president of the American Bar Association. Participating from Wyoming: the Honorable Alan B. Johnson, United States District Court judge; the Honorable Nancy Freudenthal, United States District Court judge; and the Honorable Marilyn Kite, Wyoming Supreme Court justice (Ret.). 

NOTE:  Spanish closed captions are available for this resource.

LESSON OBJECTIVES:

• Students will define “Rule of Law.”
• Students will explain how the rule of law protects individual rights and preserves the common good.
• Students will recognize the influence of the rule of law on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.
• Students will analyze the neccessity of establishing and enforcing the rule of law.
• Students will examine how the rule of law affects everyday life.

View the entire discussion A Nation of Laws.