Rights and Responsibilities Upon Turning 18

Practical Life LessonsActivity 3

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New Rights

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Jury Duty

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Information Resources• Publications of the North Carolina Bar Association• Life and Laws 101: Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

after 18• “This is the Law” Pamphlets

• North Carolina General Assembly• Educational Resources / Homework Assistance

• North Carolina Court System• Court Opinions

• Annual Ask-A-Lawyer Day• 4ALL• Lawyer Referral Service

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References

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North Carolina Bar Association. (2015). Annual Ask-A-Lawyer Day. [Website]. Retrieved from https://www.ncbar.org/news/ask-a-laywer-day-jan-31/

tps://www.ncbar.org/news/ask-a-laywer-day-jan-31/North Carolina Bar Association. (2013). Life and Laws 101: Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities after 18. [PDF at website].

Retrieved from http://www.ncbar.org/media/95451/Life-and-Laws-101.pdf

North Carolina Bar Association. (2014). Serving on a North Carolina Jury. [PDF at website]. Retrieved from http://ncbar.org/media/209964/serving-on-a-north-carolina-jury.pdf

Preston, C.B. and Crowther, B.T. (2012). Infancy Doctrine Inquiries. Santa Clara Law Review, 52(1), 47-80. United States Postal Service. (2007). Celebrity Jurors Help Postal Service Issue Jury Duty Stamp. [Website]. Retrieved from

http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2007/sr07_037b.htm