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Maryland
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Sources of Maryland Law |
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Using the following websites or
print media answer the following questions. |
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Please be specific as to where
you found the information when citing your answers. |
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Overview
of Maryland Government |
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Before
you begin searching for the information located under the
various sources of Maryland law please take a minute to look
at the overview of Maryland Government. Take a moment to
click on the organizational chart for the entire system.
You may want to print the chart for future reference. |
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Scroll
down the page and look at the branches of government. Each
branch has an organizational chart. You may want to
print them for future reference. Once you get to the
chart scroll down there is a link for a printable PDF version
of the chart.
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary |
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Insert the each chart into the proper location of
the
Paralegal Reference Manual.
Executive - Maryland Executive Powers
Legislature - Maryland Statutory Law
Judiciary - Maryland Court System |
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Maryland
Constitution |
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Read the Maryland
Constitution and answer the following questions. |
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In order to be eligible to
be the Governor how old must you be? |
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In order to be
a Maryland Senator how old must you be? |
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In
order to be a member of the Maryland House of Delegates how
old must you be? |
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Does the
Maryland Constitutions discuss off-street parking? If
so, what does it say? |
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Write an
Informative Letter. |
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Cite
each answer properly. |
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Insert your answer into the Maryland Constitutional Law section of
the
Paralegal Reference Manual. |
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Maryland
General Assembly |
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Using this hyperlink to the
Maryland General Assembly Legislative
Process
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Read the information on how a bill becomes a law in Maryland. |
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Print the chart that shows the process. This website has
changed I am looking for the chart. I will hyper link it as soon as
I find it again (2/25/2002) |
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Insert the chart into the Maryland Statutory Law section of
the
Paralegal Reference Manual. |
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In your own words tell me what you learned about the process. |
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How important do you think it is for a paralegal to understand how
state statutory law is created? |
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Why? |
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Write a one
page answer. Make sure you do not plagiarize.
Quote where applicable. |
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Cite
legal sources properly including electronic sources.
Citing
Electronic Resources |
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Insert your answer into the Maryland Statutory Law section of
the
Paralegal Reference Manual. |
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| Maryland
Court System |
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Go to the
Maryland Judiciary Website. I know you won't believe
this assignment but go the the
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Read the
information on this page and take the quiz. |
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Print the Quiz
and insert it into the Maryland Court System section of the
Paralegal Reference Manual. |
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| Maryland
Executive |
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The
executive of a state (governor) creates a type of law called
Executive Orders so
click
here to see what they are. Also, try the
Secretary of State Website for more information. |
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What is an executive order?
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Where does the governor get the power to get the power to create
executive order?
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Locate two Executive Orders and write a
brief description of each. |
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Write a brief
answer to the questions in an informal memorandum. Make sure you do not plagiarize.
Quote where applicable. |
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Cite
legal sources properly including electronic sources.
Citing
Electronic Resources |
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Insert your
answer into the Maryland Executive Powers section of the
Paralegal Reference Manual. |
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The
governor also has a number of Executive Administrative
Agencies that create regulations to carry out the mission of that
agency. When a Maryland Administrative Agency creates a
regulation (and after is has been published for public comment in
the Maryland Register) it is placed in a book called
COMAR (Code of
Maryland Regulations.) COMAR can be accessed through the Maryland
Law Library Website. Unless you know the specific title
you are looking for it may be difficult to find. Certainly
beyond your experience at this time. However, I am hyper linking
you to the first page of COMAR
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After you reach this page click on COMAR
ONLINE to access
the data. |
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Please view and print this page.
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What do you notice on this
page (click
here) that might relate to something that you read in Chapter
3? Please read the information on the page carefully. |
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Add this page to the Paralegal Reference Manual under
Maryland Administrative Law.
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Write a brief
paragraph describing what you learned on this page that relates to Chapter
3. We will work with COMAR later in the course. |
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Insert your answer
into the Administrative Law section of the
Paralegal Reference Manual. |
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| Maryland
Elected Officials |
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Who
are your elected officials?
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Make
a list including name, address, telephone number, e-mail address,
and website (if any) of the officials in the State of Maryland that represent
you. |
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Also
make a list including name, address, telephone number, e-mail
address, and website (if any) of the officials that represent you in
the United States Congress. |
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Add
the information about contacting these officials to the
Professional Contacts list you are keeping under Professional
Information of the
Paralegal Reference Manual. |
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