Racheter, Don. 1997. "Mock Trial: A Learning Simulation."

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Racheter, Don. 1997. "Mock Trial: A Learning Simulation." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association The Washington Sheraton, August 28-31, 1997.

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Use of simulations of various types appears to be on the increase. SIM-CITY and variants are popular computer “games.” Political Scientists use simulations of the United Nations, a legislature, and political campaigns in classes. Sociologists, psychologists, and professors of communications studies also use simulations to help their students better understand “applied academ-ics.” Law schools have long had classes in Trial Advocacy to help students “learn the ropes” of conducting a real trial, and have supplemented the class room instruction with competitive events between teams within a given school and between teams from different law schools. Mock Trials have filtered down to the undergraduate level, and even to high schools and junior highs as part of the American Bar Associations’ effort to further law-related education in the United States.

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