Judicial Branch
Simulation:
No Vehicles on the Sidewalk
Made With Love By: Jenifer Bazzit
Judicial Branch Simulation:
No Vehicles on the Sidewalk
Recently, several citizens in Bracksville have complained that
people are parking their cars on the sidewalks in the city. As
you can imagine, a car being parked on the sidewalk causes
great difficulty for people passing by on the sidewalk. The
City Council of Bracksville created a new law and posted
signs in many places around town.
NO VEHICLES ON THE
SIDEWALK
This simple law should solve the problem, right?
Wrong!
Since the law was created, several situations have challenged
the law. The job of the local judge is to interpret the law.
Will you help the judge interpret this law?
NO VEHICLES ON
THE SIDEWALK
Help the judge interpret the law by writing your opinion as
to whether each scenario violated the law or did not violate
the law. A judge interprets a law by considering the wording
of the law and all of the available definitions and
information concerning the law.
The dictionary defines “vehicle” as “a machine that is used
to carry people or goods from one place to another.”
Next to each scenario, write a paragraph stating and
explaining your opinion on whether the situation violated the
law or did not violate the law, “No Vehicles on the
Sidewalk.”
Name: __________________
NO VEHICLES ON
THE SIDEWALK
The dictionary defines “vehicle” as “a machine that is used to carry people or
goods from one place to another.”
Next to each scenario, write a paragraph stating and explaining your opinion
on whether the situation violated the law or did not violate the law: “No
Vehicles on the Sidewalk.”
#1 Bennie and Sara Butler, brother and sister, rode their bikes on the
sidewalk on the way to school last week.
Circle One:
Explain:
violated the law
did not violate the law
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
#2 An ambulance drove on the sidewalk last Wednesday. The driver was
trying to get as close as possible to an elderly man who had fallen on the
sidewalk.
Circle One:
Explain:
violated the law
did not violate the law
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
#3 Three teenagers rode their skateboards on the sidewalk last month on
their way to a party.
Circle One:
Explain:
violated the law
did not violate the law
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
#4 Bill Coats, a disabled man, drove his electric wheelchair along the
sidewalk on his way to the store.
Circle One:
Explain:
violated the law
did not violate the law
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
#5 Larry Custis was late to work last month. He couldn’t find a place to
park in the parking lot so he left his car on the sidewalk for only 5 minutes
until he could find a place to park.
Circle One:
Explain:
violated the law
did not violate the law
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
#6 The local grocery store had a delivery of food last week. The store
owner asked the truck driver to back up to the store to make unloading the
truck easier. The truck was on the sidewalk for about 10 minutes.
Circle One:
Explain:
violated the law
did not violate the law
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Please help rewrite the law, “No Vehicles on the Sidewalk,” for the citizens
of Bracksville. Include details to help every citizen fully understand the law.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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