Use a Pyramid template to diagram the three units of the criminal justice system.

Provide a short passage for each unit that first explains their independent purpose and how they interact with each other.

identify an issue that can occur if one of the units fails to do its duty and how it impacts the other two

Locate a relevant news article about the issue you identified and paraphrase the article as an example of this issue

Conclude by summarizing what you've learned about how the separation of powers and federalism works with the criminal justice system to form our way of jurisdiction