Introduction to Law Power Point Activity

Purpose: To be able to develop you understanding of the legal system.

Instructions: After reading Chapter 1, your project is to create a PowerPoint presentation that will explain how we depend upon the law to give us a stable nation and economy, a fair society, and a safe place to live and work. Explain our court system to someone new to this country. You must have a minimum of 10 slides. You do not have to include pictures or graphics, but including them will make your presentation more interesting.

You must submit an electronic submission.

Here are the topics you must cover (at least one slide on each):

• Define the term law, and its historical origins.
• The forms of government for:
  • Federal, and
  • State.
• List and explain the sources of contemporary law relating to:
  • Constitutions, Statutes, Common Law,
    Administrative Law, Treaties, and Executive Orders.
• Explain the classifications of law for criminal and civil law
• Explain the concept of jurisprudence.
• Explain the purpose of substantive laws, and procedural laws.

Tip: There are legal terms used in the textbook that may be new to you. The link below may be helpful in defining legal terms found in the textbook.

Link: http://www.uscourts.gov/Common/Glossary.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Guidelines:

• Use grammatically correct business writing that is “audience centered, purposeful, persuasive, and economical” (M.E. Guffy & D. Loewy, 2010, p. 50).

• If relevant: Be sure to cite your sources using APA. Please use the American Psychological Association (APA) format to cite your article. Instruction for using APA can be found online at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

• Use Chapter 1 of the textbook for more information and background (i.e. topics and vocabulary).