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CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTIONTOLEGALPRINCIPLESANDAUTHORITIESLecture Plan/Chapter OutlineInstructor’s Note:The purpose of this chapter is to provide students a basic familiarity with thesources of law, hierarchy of the law, federal and state court systems, and fundamentalconcepts involved in legal analysis, such as precedent and authority. The material in thischapter may be covered in greater depth in other courses. It is presented here to ensure thatbasic information and concepts related to legal analysis and writing are covered and availableto students in the text. Even if there is repetition of material presented in other courses, theinformation is important and bears repetition. The assignments are designed to allow studentsthe opportunity to apply the concepts presented in this chapter.I. INTRODUCTIONDefinelegal research, legal analysis,andlaw.Legal researchis the process of finding the law that applies to a client’s problem.Legalanalysisis the process of determining how the law applies to the problem. For the purposesof the text,lawis defined as the body of enforceable rules that govern individual and groupconduct in a society.II. SOURCES OF LAWSummarize the history of the U.S. legal system.A. Enacted LawDefine the termenacted lawand what makes up enacted law.Enacted lawencompasses alllaw that has been adopted by a legislative body or the people. It includes:▪Constitutions—adopted by the people

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