(1) 3 pages
Find a federal statute that concerns the topic you have chosen in the Statutes at Large.Make a copy of it and submit it as Appendix A to your paper, making reference to it in the text.If the statute is lengthy include only the first few pages and the last few.A. Describe, in colloquial English,the purpose of the statute,
how Congress intends to achieve that purpose,
what assumptions, often called findings, Congress makes in the statute,
what authority Congress delegates,
what money Congress appropriated.
You may use any secondary sources to help you understand what the legislation states. However, you must show evidence that you have actually read the act.B. Find the statute’s legislative history – the path of the proposed legislation from its introduction to its passage. Submit a copy of the legislative history as Appendix B.C. Describe where the statute is codified in the United States Code. Make a copy of the relevant sections and submit it as Appendix C to your paper, making reference to it in the body. What amendments have been made since the statue was first enacted? D. Using secondary sources briefly describe the consequences of the legislation. Did it achieve its purpose? Were there any negative consequences?(2) 5pages
Find a regulation authorized by the statute you chose in Project 1 in the Code of Federal Regulations.Make a copy of it and submit it as Appendix A, making reference to it in the body of your paper.A. Describe, in colloquial English, what the rule was intended to do.Although you may use any secondary material to help you understand what the regulation states, you must show evidence that you have actually read the rule.B. Trace the regulation’s history, from when it was fist published as a Proposed Rule in the Federal Register
– most likely soon after the act that authorized it was passed by Congress – to when it was published as a Final Rule in the Federal Register and also in the Code of Federal Regulations.Submit the Proposed Rule as Appendix B and the Final Rule as Appendix C. If they are lengthy, copy the first few pages and the last few.C. Describe some of the changes to the rule since it was first promulgated.D. Using publications of the appropriate agency, periodicals, and newspapers briefly comment on the consequences of the regulation.(3) 5pages
Find a federal judicial decision/opinion that has interpreted your statute or ruleMake a copy of it and submit as an Appendix making reference to it in the text. If the opinion is lengthy, submit the first few pages, the last few, and what you consider to be the most relevant other pages,A. In three pages, describe, in colloquial English,What court was involved and how?
What were the facts?
What were the arguments?
What was the outcome?
Although you may use any secondary literature to help you understand the opinion, you must show evidence that you have actually read it.B. Were there any widespread consequences of the case?C. What have other courts stated on the topic?(4) 5pages
Find a U.S. public corporation. involved in some way with your topic. A. Describe its current operation, paying attention to,the location of its various parts and its product line, and
the political and legal environment in which it carries out its business
B. Describe the corporation’s history for the past half century, especially changes in the location of its plants, its product line, and its operational environment.(5) 2pages
Combine previous 4 papers into one and briefly describe federal policy regarding the topic you have investigated and provide an introduction and conclusion.Include an updated bibliography
