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THIS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT RELATES TO CHAPTER 1 OF THE CLARKSON & MILLER TEXTBOOK. IT IS DUE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 AT 9:05AM

1. Please answer the following questions:

a. What is civil law?

b. What is criminal law?

c. What is the fundamental difference between civil law and criminal law?

d. Who are the parties to a lawsuit?

e. What is a statute?

f. What is common law?

g. What is stare decisis?

2. Please prepare Case Briefs for the cases indicated below. A document entiltled How to Prepare A Case Brief can be found HERE

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, and also in the Files Folder in Canvas under Cases and Other Resources. Please submit your answers and case briefs as an attachment through this Canvas Assignments page. The case brief need not be lengthy. Two paragraphs, 1 page, whatever is required to provide the required information:

Brown v. Board of Education, Case in Point 1.4 (page 8 of the Clarkson & Miller (“CM”) textbook)

Trammel v. United States (Find it HERE

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and on Canvas in Cases and Other Resources)