Course Summary

Full Year Course                5 Credits                                               

The Business Law course is designed to inform students about business and personal law principles that everyone uses daily.  Students will explore topics related to the Constitution and our judicial system, criminal and civil law, laws relating to consumers, business firms, and the elements of contracts.  Instructional strategies may be modified based on the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) as per N.J.A.C. 6A: 14-4.6.

 

 

Syllabus

Cycle 1: September 2, 2025 – November 5, 2025

 Student Success

• Workplace Skills
• Create Presentation Identifying: Study & Homework Habits and Note Taking & Test Taking Skills

 

 : Laws and Legal Systems

• History
• Ethical Basis for Laws

 

  Sources of Laws and Constitutional Rights

• Sources of Laws in the United States
• The Concept of Business
• Amendments: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

 

  Court Systems

• Forms of Dispute Resolution
• The Court: Local, State, and Federal

 

  

Cycle 2: November 6, 2025 – January 27, 2026

 

 : Criminal & Civil Law and Procedure

• Compare & Contrast Criminal and Civil Law
• The Consumer: Responsibilities 

   

 Contract Law

• Elements of a Valid Contract
• Videos: Business Contract, Social Contract, and General Contract.

 

 

Cycle 3: February 6, 2026 - April 9, 2026

 

 Contract Law - Continued

• Elements of a Valid Contract
• Videos: Business Law-Contract Law & Contract Law: The Sequel

 

: Legal Purpose and Proper Form

• Contractual Rights of Business Organizations. 
• Organizational Forms for Small Businesses

  

 Investments versus Savings

• Stocks 
• The Stock Market

 

  

Cycle 4: April 10, 2026 – June 19, 2026

 

 Contractual Obligations & Enforcement - Continued

• Marriage Laws
• Fraud and Breach of Contract

 

 Ownership & Leasing of Real Property

• Owning Real Property
• Leasing Laws and Rights

 

 

 

 

 

“Success doesn’t come to you…you go to it.” – Marva Collins