Instructions
There are 14 questions in this worksheet. Actively readthe textbook Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 and review the slideshow on the IRAC Method.
Complete the worksheet answersby thoroughly answering all questions using full sentences unless the question asks for a list or a chart.
Cite to your sources after each answer using the Bluebook citation form or MLA/APA, including the page number (Ex. 16) where you found your answer.
First time citing in an assignment: Sean Melvin, David Orozco, F.E. Guerre-Pujol, Business Law and Strategy 16 (McGraw Hill 2021).
Then use the short form Melvinat 16.
Questions
Chapter 1: Legal Foundations and Thinking Strategically
Summarize the differences of purpose between Criminal Law and Civil Law.
Explain how attorneys, or counsel, might work with a business regarding legal issues that affect the business.
Briefly describe the four primary sources of American Law. Give an example of each.
Explain how the Court used the concept of Supremacy of the United States Constitution in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005).
Describe the difference between primary sources of law and secondary sources of law. Provide one example of secondary sources of law.
Explain why a plaintiff would seek a remedy in equity instead of a remedy at law.
Explain the concepts of legal precedence and stare decisis and how they describe the common law system.
Identify the four major categories of legal strategies and summarize each category.
Identify and briefly describe the steps in legal reasoning, or the IRAC method. (See Learning Resources page for slides on this topic)
Chapter 3: Business and the Constitution
Identify and briefly describe the powers of the three branches of the federal government. State which article establishes each branchs power.
Describe the scope of the Commerce Clause, including the types of activities that Congress has the authority to regulate based upon the interpretation of this constitutional provision and statutes by the Supreme Court.
Briefly describe the purpose of the Bill of Rights. Summarize the basic rights in each of the ten amendments found in the Bill of Rights.
Identify the components of the test for evaluating commercial speech.
Explain the purpose of the exclusionary rule.
