Magna Carta Program Contest Submission Form
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The Magna Carta
Program Title _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date Presented 02/03/15
Inn Year 2014-2015
30427
Lloyd Lochridge Inn of Court
Presenting Inn____________________________________________________________________________
Inn Number_________________________
Austin
Inn City________________________________________________________________
Inn State__Texas
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Amanda Adame
512.320.9321
Contact Person__________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________________________________
[email protected]
E-mail Address______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Program Summary:
Be concise and detailed in summarizing the content, structure, and legal focus of your program. Please attach additional sheets if necessary.
The program centered upon the importance of the Magna Carta to legal principals in the United States. The
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program
began with a short "Jaywalking" styled question and answer with a number of law
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students concerning what they knew (or didn't know) about the Magna Carta. The presentations
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began with a short summary of the historical origins of the Magna Carta in Great Britain.
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Subsequent presenters focused upon those portions of the original Magna Carta that later
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served as the cornerstone of basic American jurisprudence: no taxation with representation,
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religious
freedom, separation of powers and civil liberties.
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Program Materials:
The following materials checklist is intended to insure that all the materials that are required to restage the program are included in the materials submitted
to the Foundation office. Please check all that apply and include a copy of any of the existing materials with your program submission:
Script Articles
PowerPoint Presentation
Citations of Law
Legal Documents
Fact Pattern
List of Questions
Handouts
CD
DVD
Other Media (Please specify)____________________________
Specific Information Regarding the Program:
Number of participants required for the program Has this program been approved for CLE? Yes
No
Which state’s CLE? Texas
How many hours? 1.25
Pending
✔ Approved
Recommended Physical Setup and Special Equipment:
i.e., DVD and TV, black board with chalk, easel for diagrams, etc.
Need audio/video equipment to play a short video followed by a PowerPoint Presentation.
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Comments:
Clarify the procedure, suggest additional ways of performing the same demonstration, or comment on Inn members’ response regarding the demonstration.
The Jaywalking piece was designed to add some levity to the subject and to emphasize just
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how little most practicing lawyers, let alone law students know about the Magna Carta and its
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continued relevance. One member of the group was assigned the role of an agitator/
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questioner who was responsible for generating discussion among the broader Inn.
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Roles:
List the exact roles used in the demonstration and indicate their membership category; i.e., Pupil, Associate, Barrister or Master of the Bench.
Role
Membership Category
Jaywalking Video Production
Student
Audio/Visual Coordinator and Editor
Barrister
History or the Magna Carta and Civil Liberties
Master
No Taxation without Representation
Master
Religious Freedom
Barrister
Separation of Powers
Associate
Questions and Agitation
Associate
Agenda of Program:
List the segments and scenes of the demonstration and the approximate time each item took; i.e., “Introduction by judge (10 minutes).”
Item
Time
Jaywalking Video Presentation
5 minutes
History of the Magna Carta
10 minutes
No Taxation without Representation
15 minutes
Religious Freedom and Separation of Powers
10 minutes and 10 minutes
Civil Liberties
15 minutes
Questions and Discussion
Remaining time
Describe how your program fits the Magna Carta Program Contest Criteria:
Entertaining: How was the program captivating or fun? The
program was lively discussion during the presentation
and one member of the presenting team acted as a provocateur to raise questions for
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discussion.
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Creative and Innovative: How did the program present legal issues in a unique way? The program was innovative in the
interviewing the man on the street to show the general ignorance of what the Maga Carta was
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and its importance.
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Educational: How was the program interesting and challenging to all members? Because it presented the history of the
Magna Carta and the importance of the Rule of Law. It was challenging because we brought
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it to the present day to discuss the erosion of civil liberties in American society and challenged
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the members to be vigilant in protecting citizen's liberties.
Quality of Research: Does the program contain complete research? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Questions:
Please contact Christina Hartle at (703) 684-3590 ext 105 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Please include ALL program materials. The committee will not evaluate incomplete program submissions.
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