Over
the course of the term, this course has focused on the concepts of
Individual Rights as protected under the Bill of Rights, as well as the
role of the legal systems and its unrelenting pursuit of Social Order.
Each concept balances the other to ensure that rules, institutions, and
public initiatives can be executed in a standardized and judicious
manner for the benefit of a civilized society.
Review the following in preparation to follow a systematic approach to your synthesis of law and fact:
- Champion, D. J., Hartley, R. D., & Rabe, G.A. (2012). Chapter 1 Law: The Legal Battlefield. In Criminal courts: Structure, process, and issues (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Write a eight (8) page paper in which you:
- Explain the difference in individual rights and social order, and examine the major effects of both on the legal system overall.
- Choose
one (1) of the social controls discussed within Chapter 1, and give
your opinion as to the amendment which offers the most protection of the
social control that you selected. Address whether the chosen Amendment
is simply an instrument of protection to ensure that the rights and
liberties of citizens are secure, whether it provides a framework to
facilitate citizen / governmental interactions, or both. Explain the
answer. - Discuss
the essentials ways in which the law effectuates social change in
American society through judicial activism. Provide a rationale for the
response. - Examine
the overall importance of both substantive law and procedural law.
Suggest three (3) ways in which these two (2) types of laws can protect
both individual rights and social order. Discuss the invaluable aspects
of substantive and procedural in keeping the adversarial system in
balance while protecting individual rights and social order. Justify the
response. - Analyze
the key differences between criminal law, civil law, and administrative
law. Discuss the role of each when criminal and administrative law or
civil and administrative law intersects in the litigation
process.Propose two (2) ways in which these three (3) types of laws
protect individual rights and social order. Justify the response. - Review
the three (3) functions of law. Explain the essential manner in which
the law overall ensures the existence of adequate order, provides
resolutions to conflicts, and protects civil liberties (e.g., freedom of
thought, belief, expression, and assembly; protection against
unreasonable searches and seizures; and provisions for a court hearing
prior to government taking of property) as set forth in the U.S.
Constitution. - Debate
whether or not social control(s), as a function of law, play a
fundamentally positive/creative role or negative / restrictive role in
the development of modern American law. Provide a rationale for the
response. - Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. Use subtitles in your work.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions. - Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
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