"Legal Research"-
Question 1 - From the e-Activity, differentiate between primary and secondary sources of law. Determine the value of the application of such sources within legal research. Support your response with specific examples of each source of law. 150 word min.
Question 2 - Discuss the major functions of the U.S. Supreme Court. Determine the degree to which law is made stable as a result of lifetime appointments. Justify your rationale. 150 word min.
e-Activity Link: https://www.findlaw.com/casecode/state.html
"Federalism"-
Question 1 - Explain the codification system for legislation, and examine its significance within legal research. Provide a rationale for your belief of the codification system's significance to legal research. 150 word min.
Question 2 - From the e-Activity, compare and contrast the public and private laws that you reviewed. Determine the extent to which each law is based on common law principles. Provide a rationale for your response. 150 word min.
e-Activity Links: https://dictionary.findlaw.com
https://www.findlaw.com
"Digests"-
Question 1 - Explain the significance of legal encyclopedias for legal research methods. Examine the major drawback of such tools. Provide a rationale for your response. 150 word min.
Question 2 - From the e-Activity, determine the value to a paralegal of both the Harvard Law Review and online legal dictionaries and encyclopedias, such as Wex. Next, provide at least one (1) example to illustrate the manner in which a paralegal could use the information that you explored as primary or secondary sources of law. Justify your response. 150 word min.
e-Activity Links: https://harvardlawreview.org
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex