Answer the following questions with substantive responses:
1. Describe the organization and structure of the American legal system by defining the different roles of the federal and state governments; and
2. Describe the Supremacy Clause and explain what happens when there is a direct conflict between federal and state law.
Structure of your assignment:
1. Note that your reference page and cover page are ‘not' to be included in the amount of pages required for your assignment. If your assignment says 2-3 pages, this means that the content of
2. Your submission is to be 2-3 pages plus the cover sheet and plus the reference page, for a total of 4-5 pages.
3. Do not use first person ( I or my) in your submission. It takes away from the appearance of being neutral.
4. DO NOT forget that if you have a reference listed on your reference page, you MUST have it included as an intext citation a reference to the reference...example (Atkins, 2014) ) within your body of your submission.
How do you write your first assignment?
Paragraph 1: Introduction...You should state what your submission will discuss. For example (and please do not use my exact words.
The organization and structure of the American legal system is comprised of the federal and state governments. There are similarities and
differences between the two and their respective roles.
From time to time, a conflict between the two occurs. The Supremacy Clause helps us in understanding a solution to the issue. It is essential to understand these concepts to gain a full perspective of the organization and structure of the American Legal System.
Paragraph 2: This paragraph should discuss the first thing mentioned in your introductory paragraph.
So, you will discuss the role of the federal government and how it is structured.
Paragraph 3: This paragraph should discuss the second topic mentioned, hence the state government and how it is structured and the role of the state government.
Paragraph 4: This paragraph should discuss what happens when a conflict occurs between the federal and state government. Give an example of it using case law if possible.
Paragraph 5: This paragraph should draw a conclusion of what you discussed in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.