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LS185 Introduction to American Jurisprudence Unit 2 Assignment

This Assignment addresses the following Course Outcomes:

LS185-1: Describe the features of the US legal system, including its history, procedures, and institutions. GEL-1.2: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

Assignment Introduction:

You have studied the role of political theories in the development of the American legal system. You have also explored features of the U.S. legal system, including its history, procedures, and institutions. In order to understand the U.S. legal system, it is helpful to explore an actual legal issue.

This Assignment has two parts:

You are a paralegal at the law firm of Dewey, Earn and Howe. A new paralegal, Willy Understand, has just been hired and you have been assigned to mentor him. On his first day, he has been given a memo research project concerning motorcycle helmet laws. But Willy is woefully inexperienced in the area of constitutional law and knows next to nothing about helmet laws. The senior partner has given him the following assignment: “There seems to be no question that motorcycle helmets are an important safety precaution that prevent death and injury. However, some argue that it violates the very nature of liberty for government to make helmets mandatory, to prosecute victimless crimes and prohibit actions that are merely bad habits or vice. Read the attached articles and then submit to me a 1–2-page argument, supported by political theory, as to whether it is an appropriate role of government for our state to have a mandatory law requiring people to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.” You tell Willy to make sure the memo focuses on the constitutionality of helmet laws and to reference the Constitution. Willy seriously needs your help with this first project. So you agree (with boss’ approval) to draft this and then work with Willy to edit it so that you both get credit for it. You are a good writer. DRAFT THE PAPER and free Willy from the stress. Show him how it’s done. Note: The reference to “government of our state” means YOUR state, the state the student resides in. U.S. Department of Transportation Campaign Safe and Sober. (1996, October). Motorcycle helmets: The facts of life. Retrieved from http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/NoMigrate/Mcfol2.pdf. Vance, L. M. (2010, May 21). Every crime needs a victim. Campaign for Liberty. Retrieved from https://www.lewrockwell.com/2010/05/laurence-m-vance/if-its-a-crime-it-has-a-victim/