Case Study 1: Understanding the Court System

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Case Study 1: Understanding the Court System

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

The U.S. Court System is a complex system that includes both federal and state-level courts. The federal system includes the judicial branch of the government. This system is designed to help society interpret the U.S. Constitution and provide guidelines for society. Court cases may concern many different topics and have an unlimited number of outcomes.

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research a civil or criminal court case in which you are interested.

Write a eight (8) page paper in which you:

1. Summarize the seminal facts of the case that you chose.

2. Explain the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.

3. Describe the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.

4. Explain whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and include any related jurisdictional requirements. Explain the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system.

5. Summarize the outcome of the case, and indicate whether the judge or jury made the decision.

6. Discuss whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Provide a rationale for the response.

7. Use at least (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) . The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

· 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Examine the organizational frameworks and decision-making environment in the judicial process.

· Examine the rule of law in the American court system and in the judicial process.

· Detail the history and organization of the levels of the American court system and the issue of jurisdictional boundaries.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal court and the judicial process in America.

· Write clearly and concisely about the American court system using proper writing mechanics and SWS style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric .

Points: 200	Case Study 1: Understanding the Court System
Criteria	Â Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Â Fair 70-79% C	Â Proficient 80-89% B	Â Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Summarize the seminal facts of the case that you chose. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely summarized the seminal facts of the case that you chose.	Insufficiently summarized the seminal facts of the case that you chose.	Partially summarized the seminal facts of the case that you chose.	Satisfactorily summarized the seminal facts of the case that you chose.	Thoroughly summarized the seminal facts of the case that you chose.
2. Explain the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explained the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.	Insufficiently explained the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.	Partially explained the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.	Satisfactorily explained the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.	Thoroughly explained the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.
3. Describe the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely described the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.	Insufficiently described the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.	Partially described the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.	Satisfactorily described the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.	Thoroughly described the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.
4. Explain whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and include any related jurisdictional requirements. Explain the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explained whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and did not submit or incompletely included any related jurisdictional requirements. Did not submit or incompletely explained the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system.	Insufficiently explained whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and insufficiently included any related jurisdictional requirements. Insufficiently explained the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system.	Partially explained whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and partially included any related jurisdictional requirements. Partially explained the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system.	Satisfactorily explained whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and satisfactorily included any related jurisdictional requirements. Satisfactorily explained the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system.	Thoroughly explained whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and thoroughly included any related jurisdictional requirements. Thoroughly explained the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system.
5. Summarize the outcome of the case, and indicate whether the judge or jury made the decision. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely summarized the outcome of the case, and did not submit or incompletely indicated whether the judge or jury made the decision.	Insufficiently summarized the outcome of the case, and insufficiently indicated whether the judge or jury made the decision.	Partially summarized the outcome of the case, and partially indicated whether the judge or jury made the decision.	Satisfactorily summarized the outcome of the case, and satisfactorily indicated whether the judge or jury made the decision.	Thoroughly summarized the outcome of the case, and thoroughly indicated whether the judge or jury made the decision.
6. Discuss whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Provide a rationale for the response. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely discussed whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for the response.	Insufficiently discussed whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Insufficiently provided a rationale for the response.	Partially discussed whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Partially provided a rationale for the response.	Satisfactorily discussed whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for the response.	Thoroughly discussed whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Thoroughly provided a rationale for the response.
7. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Case

Study

Understanding

the

Court

System

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

The U.S. Court System is a complex system that includes both federal and state

level

courts. The federal system includes the judicial branch of the government. This system

is designed to help society interpret the U.S. Constitution and provide guidelines f

society. Court cases may concern many different topics and have an unlimited number

of outcomes.

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research a civil or criminal court case in which

you are interested.

Write a

eight (

8) page paper in whic

h you:

Summarize the seminal facts of the case that you chose.

Explain the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.

Describe the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you jus

t described.

Explain whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and include any related

jurisdictional requirements. Explain the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in

that particular court syst

em.

Summarize the outcome of the case, and indicate whether the judge or jury made the decision.

Discuss whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Provide a rationale for the

response.

Use at least (3) quality academic resource

Note

: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic

resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

This

course

requires

use

Strayer

Writing

Standards

(SWS)

The

format

different

than

other

Strayer

University

courses.

Please

take

moment

review

the

SWS

documentation

for

details.

Include a cover page containing the ti

tle 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assig

nment are:

Examine the organizational frameworks and decision

making environment in the judicial process.

Examine the rule of law in the American court system and in the judicial process.

Detail the history and organization of the levels of the American co

urt system and the issue of jurisdictional

boundaries.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal court and the judicial process in

America.

Write clearly and concisely about the American court system using proper writing mechanics and SWS style

conventions.

Grading for this as

signment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the

paper, and language and writing skills, using the

following

rubric

Points:

200

Case Study 1:

Understanding the Court System

Case Study 1: Understanding the Court System

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

The U.S. Court System is a complex system that includes both federal and state-level

courts. The federal system includes the judicial branch of the government. This system

is designed to help society interpret the U.S. Constitution and provide guidelines for

society. Court cases may concern many different topics and have an unlimited number

of outcomes.

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research a civil or criminal court case in which

you are interested.

Write a eight (8) page paper in which you:

1. Summarize the seminal facts of the case that you chose.

2. Explain the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.

3. Describe the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.

4. Explain whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and include any related

jurisdictional requirements. Explain the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in

that particular court system.

5. Summarize the outcome of the case, and indicate whether the judge or jury made the decision.

6. Discuss whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Provide a rationale for the

response.

7. Use at least (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic

resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer

University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Examine the organizational frameworks and decision-making environment in the judicial process.

 Examine the rule of law in the American court system and in the judicial process.

 Detail the history and organization of the levels of the American court system and the issue of jurisdictional

boundaries.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal court and the judicial process in

America.

 Write clearly and concisely about the American court system using proper writing mechanics and SWS style

conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the

paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 200 Case Study 1: Understanding the Court System