Student Workbook

The Question ofJustice

Retribution. Rehabilitation. What does a just society owe?

A complete, multi-disciplinary unit study for the 2026-27 NCFCA value resolution.*

Over 500 Pages! The Question of Justice workbook cover

What's Inside

A Full Season in One Workbook

More than 500 pages of guided study, case-building frameworks, and write-in space designed to take a student from first principles to polished rounds.

Foundations

The Philosophy of Justice

Retribution, rehabilitation, restoration, and desert — explored through primary sources from Hammurabi to the modern courtroom.

Skill-Building

Case & Brief Construction

Step-by-step frameworks for value and criterion selection, affirmative and negative cases, and cross-examination strategy.

Practice

Write-In Workbook

Journaling prompts, drills, and structured space so the student does the thinking on the page, round after round.

Who It's For

Built for the Homeschool Table

A flexible resource for families and classrooms approaching justice from every angle.

Speech & Debate

NCFCA & Homeschool Debaters

A ready-to-use Lincoln-Douglas resource for homeschool speech and debate families competing in the 2026-2027 season.

Faith & Learning

Christian Homeschoolers

Engages justice, mercy, and the moral law from a Christian worldview while fairly presenting the full range of perspectives.

Curriculum

Unit Studies & High School Credit

Works as a homeschool unit study and as a high school social studies or criminal justice elective.

Rigorous, faith-friendly material on criminal justice, retribution, and rehabilitation — made for homeschool families, including Christian and African American homeschoolers.

What Families Are Saying

Reviews

Notes from homeschool parents, coaches, and students using the workbook this season.

"This is the resource I wish I'd had our first season — my daughter understood the resolution before she ever wrote a case."

A homeschool mom of four

"We ran it as a full unit study. The reading lists and journaling pages carried the load for me."

A co-op debate coach

"Balanced and rigorous. It turned our dinner-table arguments into real discussions."

A homeschool dad

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Available in full color and a print-friendly black & white edition on Amazon. Perfect for the individual competitor, the club, or the co-op classroom.

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Downloads to Extend the Study

Printable appendices, reference sheets, and recommended reading and movie lists to go alongside the workbook.

Printables

Downloadable Appendices

Flow templates, citation references, and reusable case worksheets ready to print.

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Library

Recommended Reading

Curated books on justice and rhetoric, with links to find each title.

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Watch

Recommended Movies

Films from the workbook that bring questions of justice to life.

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