“Legal Research” Cornell Law School LII

Introduce yourself to the class and share your strengths and weaknesses in terms of research and writing as you begin this course. Explain in your own words the concepts of federalism, commander in chief powers, congressional powers, judicial review, and separation of powers. How has your understanding of the concepts in question 2 changed after … Read more

Issues and Constitutional Rights in Corrections

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 1 and 2 from your textbook, watch the video Overcrowded: The Messy Politics of CA’s Prison Crisis (Links to an external site.), and review pages 2513-2533 only from the article Whom Should We Punish, and How? Rational Incentives and Criminal Justice Reform (Links to an external site.). This … Read more

UCC

 https://youtu.be/d9Zd50PRGFs Watch the following video and answer the following questions: 1) What is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)? 2) Is the UCC binding in every jurisdiction? 3) What is the firm offer rule? Give an example. 4)What is the mirror image rule? 5) What is the gap filler rule? 6) What is the risk of … Read more

Discussion

Discuss how culture is related to communication. Explain the concepts of “subculture” and “co-culture.” 325 words  APA citations and references are required for quotes and/or paraphrased ideas. Please remember that I am looking for you to cite material from the textbook in your initial post, each week. All in text citations must include page number 

CL M6

Amendment Modification Project Instructions: For this assignment, you are being asked to either modify an existing amendment or to create a brand new amendment based on the academic research you complete. First, you will need to include your modified amendment or the original amendment.  The modified amendment should consist of the original amendment, with the … Read more

No, a Paralegal is not a Lawyer”

Submit an original post that answers the questions below. Write a reading response to the ABA article, “No, a Paralegal is not a Lawyer.” Who is the writer and what is the writer’s background? What is the main idea of the article? Based upon the foundation of legal knowledge built through this course, what is … Read more

The discussion of socialization theories, such as social control and social learning, have focused on individual responsibilities versus societal problems.

Present on which perspectives (social control or social learning) best support the societal problems approach or the individual responsibility approach. For example, social control = societal problems, and social learning = individual responsibility. Discuss the policies and programs that support your selection. Discuss the reinforcements, punishments, and discriminative stimuli for your selected perspective. Explain your … Read more

Timeline: Feminist Criminology In this unit, you learned about the influences that gender-based theories have had on criminology.

Timeline: Feminist Criminology In this unit, you learned about the influences that gender-based theories have had on criminology. For this assignment, you are to construct a timeline that highlights the major milestones of feminist criminology. You will support your timeline by meeting the following criteria: describing what is meant by the gender gap in crime … Read more