11. Troyȱsetȱupȱaȱ“sham”ȱwebsiteȱfromȱwhichȱheȱsoldȱphonyȱsharesȱofȱstockȱinȱaȱ
phonyȱcorporation.ȱHeȱdidȱnotȱactivelyȱseekȱoutȱanyȱcustomers,ȱrather,ȱheȱlinkedȱ
hisȱwebsiteȱtoȱaȱlegitimateȱwebȱpageȱthatȱofferedȱ“tips”ȱforȱpeopleȱseekingȱtoȱdoȱ
seeingȱTroy’sȱaddȱpopȱup,ȱclickedȱonȱtoȱit.ȱInterestedȱinȱtheȱproduct,ȱRickȱ
purchasedȱsharesȱinȱTroy’sȱphonyȱcorporation.ȱOnceȱheȱrealizedȱheȱhadȱbeenȱ
scammedȱforȱthousand’sȱofȱdollars,ȱRickȱwantedȱtoȱsueȱTroy.ȱTroyȱlivedȱinȱ
Delaware.ȱRickȱlivedȱinȱOhio.ȱTheȱlegitimateȱwebsite’sȱownerȱlivedȱinȱCalifornia.ȱ
WhichȱcourtȱshouldȱhearȱRick’sȱcase?ȱExplainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
LESSONȱ2—3ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ
Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcaseȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱit.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱspaceȱ
isȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ
ȱ
1. BretȱMcDanelȱwasȱchargedȱwithȱviolatingȱtheȱComputerȱFraudȱandȱAbuseȱAct.ȱ
Theȱsectionȱofȱtheȱactȱheȱwasȱchargedȱwithȱviolatingȱmakesȱitȱaȱcrimeȱtoȱtransmitȱ
code,ȱprograms,ȱorȱinformationȱwithȱtheȱintentȱtoȱcauseȱdamageȱtoȱaȱprotectedȱ
computer.ȱTheȱstatuteȱisȱusuallyȱinterpretedȱtoȱcoverȱmaliciousȱcodeȱlikeȱ
computerȱviruses.ȱTheȱgovernmentȱchargedȱthatȱMcDanelȱhadȱsentȱsoȱmanyȱ
emailsȱ(5,000ȱinȱaȱ5Ȭdayȱperiod)ȱtoȱhisȱformerȱemployerȱthatȱitȱcrashedȱitsȱ
statute.ȱWhyȱdoȱyouȱthinkȱtheȱgovernmentȱmadeȱthisȱunusualȱmoveȱtoȱvacateȱ
theȱsentenceȱofȱMcDanel?ȱWhatȱareȱsomeȱofȱtheȱproblemsȱwithȱtheȱstatuteȱthatȱ
madeȱtheȱgovernmentȱsayȱitȱwasȱunconstitutional?ȱ[U.S.ȱv.ȱMcDanel,ȱ9thȱCir.ȱNo.ȱ
03Ȭ50135,ȱ10/16/03]ȱ
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STUDENT ________________________________ CLASS __________________________ DATE _________________
LESSONȱ2—3ȱRETEACHȱ
Unscrambleȱtheȱlettersȱfollowingȱeachȱquestionȱandȱwriteȱtheȱanswerȱinȱtheȱblankȱ
provided.ȱ
ȱȱ ȱȱȱ Answersȱ
1.ȱWhatȱwasȱtheȱoriginalȱInternetȱsystemȱcalled?ȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱ__________________ȱ
2.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱnonlinearȱformatȱforȱtheȱpublishingȱofȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱ__________________ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱ__________________ȱ3.ȱWhatȱorganizationȱtookȱoverȱtheȱfunctionsȱofȱtheȱ
defenseȱnetworkȱandȱcreatedȱtheȱmodernȱ
4.ȱWhatȱaccessesȱinformationȱfromȱtheȱInternetȱinȱ
theȱformȱofȱaȱbrowser?ȱngsnniacȱaormrpgȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱ__________________ȱ
5.ȱWhatȱprovidesȱtheȱstandardȱforȱexchangingȱfilesȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱ__________________ȱ
6.ȱWhatȱdoesȱaȱcourtȱneedȱbeforeȱitȱcanȱhearȱaȱcase?ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱ__________________ȱ
7.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱnameȱofȱbusinessȱthatȱisȱconductedȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱ__________________ȱ
8.ȱOtherȱthanȱspeech,ȱpress,ȱreligion,ȱandȱpetition,ȱ
whatȱisȱtheȱotherȱbasicȱmeansȱofȱexpression?ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱ__________________ȱ
9.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱpracticeȱofȱsendingȱunrequestedȱbulkȱ
eȬmailingsȱtoȱhundredsȱofȱthousandsȱofȱpotentialȱ
ȱȱȱ9.ȱ__________________ȱ
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STUDENT ________________________________ CLASS __________________________ DATE _________________
ȱLESSONȱ2—3ȱENRICHMENTȱ
Youȱlearnedȱinȱtheȱlessonȱthatȱlegalȱissuesȱareȱdevelopingȱeveryȱdayȱinȱtheȱareaȱofȱ
cyberspace.ȱParticularly,ȱlawȱinvolvingȱtheȱcomputerȱandȱsubjectsȱsuchȱasȱ
trademarks,ȱcopyrights,ȱcontracts,ȱprivacy,ȱobscenity,ȱdefamation,ȱsecurityȱofȱdata,ȱ
andȱcrimeȱareȱbeingȱtestedȱeveryȱday.ȱForȱoneȱofȱtheseȱareas,ȱfindȱanȱexampleȱthatȱisȱ
beingȱtestedȱinȱtheȱlawȱthroughȱnewspapers,ȱmagazines,ȱorȱtheȱInternet.ȱThenȱuseȱ
theȱspaceȱprovidedȱtoȱexplainȱhowȱtheȱareaȱappliesȱtoȱtheȱdevelopmentȱofȱtheȱlawȱofȱ
cyberspace.ȱ
ȱ
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ȱ
TESTȱ
CHAPTERȱ2ȱ
SECTION I—IDENTIFY LEGAL TERMS
Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ
whetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱ
Answers
1.ȱTheȱBillȱofȱRightsȱconsistsȱofȱtheȱfirstȱtenȱamendmentsȱtoȱtheȱU.S.ȱ
2.ȱTheȱagencyȱthatȱdealsȱwithȱdiscriminationȱinȱtheȱworkplaceȱisȱtheȱ
EqualȱEmploymentȱOpportunityȱCommissionȱ(EEOC).ȱ
academicȱcomputers.ȱ
4.ȱEvenȱthoughȱpoliticalȱpartiesȱareȱveryȱimportantȱinȱtheȱselectionȱofȱ
candidatesȱforȱfederalȱoffices,ȱtheyȱareȱnotȱmentionedȱinȱtheȱ
Constitution.ȱ
6.ȱTheȱquestionȱofȱjurisdictionȱisȱbasedȱonȱtwoȱlegalȱconsiderations:ȱ
theȱlawsȱofȱtheȱstateȱinȱwhichȱtheȱcaseȱisȱfiledȱandȱtheȱlongȱarmȱofȱ
theȱlaw.ȱ
7.ȱTheȱrightȱofȱprivacyȱisȱnotȱspecificallyȱmentionedȱinȱtheȱ
ConstitutionȱorȱtheȱBillȱofȱRights.ȱ
8.ȱTheȱSenateȱcanȱblockȱanyȱactionȱofȱtheȱHouse,ȱbutȱtheȱHouseȱ
cannotȱblockȱanyȱactionȱofȱtheȱSenate.ȱ
9.ȱTheȱissueȱofȱjurisdictionȱisȱaȱsettledȱareaȱinȱcyberlaw.ȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱȱȱ_____ȱ
ȱ2.ȱȱ ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ4.ȱȱ ȱ
ȱ
ȱȱ
ȱ6.ȱȱ ȱ
ȱ
ȱȱ
ȱ7.ȱȱ ȱ
ȱ
ȱ8.ȱȱ ȱ
ȱ
ȱ9.ȱȱ ȱ
SECTION II—THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT LEGAL CONCEPTS
Directions:ȱInȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱatȱtheȱrightȱofȱeachȱstatement,ȱwriteȱtheȱletterȱthatȱ
epresentsȱtheȱword,ȱorȱgroupȱofȱwords,ȱthatȱcorrectlyȱcompletesȱtheȱstatement.ȱr
Answers
10.ȱOurȱexistenceȱasȱaȱtrulyȱunitedȱcountryȱbeganȱin/withȱ1776—
DeclarationȱofȱIndependence,ȱ(b)ȱ1784—Peaceȱtreatyȱratifiedȱbyȱtheȱ
ContinentalȱCongress,ȱ(c)ȱ1789—CongressȱdeclaredȱtheȱConstitutionȱ
effective,ȱ(d)ȱ1790—RhodeȱIslandȱbecameȱtheȱlastȱofȱtheȱoriginalȱ
thirteenȱstatesȱtoȱratifyȱtheȱConstitutionȱ
10.ȱ_____ȱ
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SECTION II (Concluded)
Answersȱ
11.ȱTheȱU.S.ȱConstitutionȱprovidedȱthatȱpersonsȱmayȱnotȱbeȱdeprivedȱofȱ
theȱfollowingȱwithoutȱdueȱprocessȱofȱlaw:ȱ(a)ȱlife,ȱliberty,ȱorȱproperty,ȱ
(b)ȱfood,ȱclothing,ȱandȱshelter,ȱ(c)ȱhealth,ȱhappiness,ȱandȱprosperity,ȱ
(d)ȱlife,ȱliberty,ȱorȱtheȱpursuitȱofȱhappinessȱ
11.ȱ_____ȱ
12.ȱ_____ȱ12.ȱTheȱDeclarationȱofȱIndependenceȱ(a)ȱdenouncedȱroyalȱruleȱandȱtheȱ
“divineȱrightȱofȱkings”ȱthroughoutȱtheȱworld,ȱ(b)ȱcalledȱforȱaȱstrongȱ
centralȱgovernmentȱofȱtheȱAmericanȱcolonies,ȱtoȱbeȱbasedȱinȱ
Washington,ȱD.C.,ȱ(c)ȱstatedȱthatȱallȱmenȱareȱendowedȱbyȱtheirȱ
Creatorȱwithȱtheȱrightȱtoȱlife,ȱliberty,ȱandȱtheȱpursuitȱofȱhappiness,ȱ
(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
13.ȱTheȱexecutiveȱbranchȱisȱheadedȱbyȱ(a)ȱtheȱPresidentȱandȱtheȱSupremeȱ
Court,ȱ(b)ȱTheȱPresidentȱandȱtheȱChiefȱJustice,ȱ(c)ȱtheȱSenateȱandȱtheȱ
HouseȱofȱRepresentatives,ȱ(d)ȱtheȱPresidentȱandȱtheȱViceȬPresidentȱ
13.ȱ_____ȱ
14.ȱTheȱTwentyȬSixthȱAmendmentȱgaveȱtheȱrightȱtoȱvoteȱtoȱ(a)ȱallȱadultȱ
14.ȱ_____ȱ
15.ȱUnderȱtheȱConstitution,ȱmembersȱofȱCongressȱareȱelectedȱonȱtheȱ
basisȱofȱ(a)ȱpopulationȱofȱtheȱstate,ȱ(b)ȱexistenceȱasȱaȱstate,ȱ(c)ȱ
selectionȱbyȱallȱcitizensȱinȱnationalȱelections,ȱ(d)ȱbothȱaȱ(forȱ
Representatives)ȱandȱbȱ(forȱSenators)ȱ
15.ȱ_____ȱ
16.ȱUnderȱtheȱConstitution,ȱourȱfederalȱgovernmentȱisȱaȱ(a)ȱrepublic,ȱorȱ
representativeȱdemocracy,ȱ(b)ȱtwoȬpoliticalȬpartyȱbalanceȱofȱinterestsȱ
andȱpower,ȱ(c)ȱdemocracy,ȱtaintedȱbyȱspecialȱinterests,ȱ(d)ȱpureȱ
democracyȱ
16.ȱ_____ȱ
17.ȱWhichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱareasȱofȱlawȱisȱprimarilyȱaȱconcernȱandȱ
responsibilityȱofȱindividualȱstateȱgovernments?ȱ(a)ȱinterstateȱ
commerceȱlawȱ(b)ȱbusinessȱandȱcontractȱlaw,ȱ(c)ȱimportȱandȱexportȱ
law,ȱ(d)ȱmilitaryȱandȱnationalȱdefenseȱlawȱ
17.ȱ_____ȱ
18.ȱTheȱU.S.ȱSupremeȱCourtȱhasȱdealtȱthreeȱlandmarkȱdecisionsȱinȱ
cyberlaw.ȱTheseȱthreeȱcasesȱdealȱwithȱ(a)ȱaȱdefendantȱmustȱhaveȱ
minimumȱcontactsȱtoȱbecomeȱsubjectȱtoȱcyberlaw,ȱ(b)ȱtheȱapplicationȱ
ofȱtheȱFirstȱAmendmentȱtoȱobscenity,ȱ(c)ȱwhetherȱobsceneȱmaterialȱ
canȱbeȱbannedȱorȱregulated,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
18.ȱ_____ȱ
19.ȱTheȱpowersȱofȱtheȱfederalȱgovernmentȱincludeȱ(a)ȱregulatingȱ
intrastateȱcommerce,ȱ(b)ȱcoiningȱmoney,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱ
theseȱ
19.ȱ_____ȱ
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SECTION III—APPLY LEGAL PRACTICES
20. AfterȱtheȱterroristȱattackȱonȱtheȱWorldȱTradeȱCenterȱonȱSeptemberȱ11,ȱ2001,ȱ
PresidentȱBushȱsignedȱanȱExecutiveȱOrderȱauthorizingȱcertainȱnonȬcitizensȱtoȱbeȱ
detainedȱatȱGuantanamoȱBay,ȱCuba,ȱwithoutȱallowingȱthemȱtoȱhaveȱcounselȱ
appointedȱtoȱrepresentȱthemȱinȱorderȱtoȱchallengeȱtheirȱdetainment.ȱYassirȱwishesȱtoȱ
challengeȱthisȱExecutiveȱOrder.ȱWhichȱcourtȱisȱgoingȱtoȱhearȱhisȱcase?
21. Whenȱpoliticiansȱcampaignedȱforȱaȱfederalȱprisonȱtoȱbeȱbuiltȱinȱtheirȱdistrictȱasȱaȱ
meansȱofȱbringingȱjobsȱtoȱtheirȱsmallȱruralȱcommunity,ȱtheyȱwon.ȱHowever,ȱtheȱ
majorityȱofȱpeopleȱhiredȱwereȱfromȱoutsideȱtheȱcommunity.ȱCouldȱaȱlegitimateȱ
reasonȱforȱthisȱbeȱtoȱachieveȱracialȱbalanceȱorȱtoȱpromoteȱminorityȱworkers?ȱExplainȱ
yourȱanswer.ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
22.ȱAnȱentrepreneurȱwantsȱtoȱopenȱanȱadultȱbookstoreȱinȱyourȱneighborhood.ȱOtherȱ
localȱbusinessesȱprotestȱbecauseȱtheyȱthinkȱitȱwillȱchangeȱtheȱenvironmentȱinȱtheȱ
neighborȱandȱbringȱanȱundesirableȱelementȱintoȱanȱareaȱwhereȱthereȱareȱchurchesȱ
andȱschools.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱlikelihoodȱthatȱtheȱprotestersȱwillȱbeȱableȱtoȱkeepȱtheȱadultȱ
bookstoreȱoutȱofȱtheȱneighborhood?ȱDoȱyouȱthinkȱtheyȱwouldȱbeȱableȱtoȱkeepȱtheȱ
bookȱstoreȱfromȱmovingȱintoȱtheȱentireȱcity?ȱ
ȱ
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ANSWERS
Lessonȱȱ2—1ȱ
ȱ
13.ȱTheȱEighthȱAmendmentȱforbidsȱexcessiveȱfines.ȱTheȱFourthȱAmendmentȱforbidsȱ
ȱ
ȱ
Practice Activity
1.ȱOneȱofȱtheȱbigȱdifferencesȱinȱtheȱcasesȱwasȱthatȱRummelȱwasȱeligibleȱforȱparoleȱandȱ
Helmȱwasȱnot.ȱInȱdecidingȱtheȱcase,ȱtheȱCourtȱsaidȱthatȱtheȱConstitutionȱrequiredȱ
themȱtoȱexamineȱHelm’sȱsentenceȱtoȱdetermineȱifȱitȱisȱproportionateȱtoȱhisȱcrime.ȱ
Applyingȱobjectiveȱcriteria,ȱweȱfindȱthatȱHelmȱhasȱreceivedȱtheȱpenultimateȱsentenceȱ
ȱ
2.ȱTheȱCourtȱsaidȱthatȱ“whereȱaȱnolleȱprosequiȱisȱentered,ȱtheȱparticularȱcaseȱisȱatȱanȱ
endȱonȱtheȱdocket,ȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱthisȱdoesȱnotȱbarȱanotherȱprosecutionȱforȱtheȱsameȱoffenseȱifȱ
commencedȱinȱtheȱcourtȱwhereȱtheȱcaseȱoriginated,ȱasȱwasȱdoneȱhere.ȱWeȱfindȱnoȱ
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Reteach
7.ȱDelawareȱ
Enrichment Activity
Lessonȱ2—2ȱ
Quiz
Practice Activity
TheȱPresidentȱdoesȱhaveȱsuchȱpower,ȱandȱPresidentsȱCarterȱandȱReaganȱactedȱwithinȱ
thoseȱpowersȱinȱcreatingȱtheȱExecutiveȱOrdersȱatȱissueȱhere.ȱTheȱcourtȱsaidȱthatȱU.S.ȱ
SupremeȱCourtȱcasesȱhadȱshownȱanȱattitudeȱandȱinclinationȱtoȱbroadlyȱconstrueȱtheȱ
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powersȱofȱanȱAmericanȱpresidentȱderivingȱfromȱtheȱConstitutionȱorȱfromȱanȱActȱofȱ
Congressȱinȱtheȱfieldȱofȱforeignȱandȱinternationalȱrelations.ȱ
powersȱconferredȱbyȱtheȱConstitutionȱonȱhimȱasȱCommanderȬinȬChiefȱandȱasȱtheȱ
Nation’sȱorganȱinȱforeignȱaffairs.ȱForȱpresentȱpurposes,ȱtheȱorderȱdrawsȱvitalityȱfromȱ
complex,ȱandȱinvolveȱlargeȱelementsȱofȱprophecy.ȱTheyȱareȱandȱshouldȱbeȱundertakenȱ
onlyȱbyȱthoseȱdirectlyȱresponsibleȱtoȱtheȱpeopleȱwhoseȱwelfareȱtheyȱadvanceȱorȱimperil.ȱ
TheyȱareȱdecisionsȱofȱaȱkindȱforȱwhichȱtheȱJudiciaryȱhasȱneitherȱaptitude,ȱfacilities,ȱnorȱ
responsibilityȱandȱwhichȱhasȱlongȱbeenȱheldȱtoȱbelongȱinȱtheȱdomainȱofȱpoliticalȱpowerȱ
notȱsubjectȱtoȱjudicialȱintrusionȱorȱinquiry.”ȱ[C.ȱ&ȱS.ȱAirȱLinesȱv.ȱWatermanȱCorp.,ȱ333ȱU.S.ȱ
103,ȱ109ȱ(1948)]ȱȱ
ȱTheȱCourtȱsaidȱthatȱthisȱisȱnotȱaȱcaseȱwhereȱthereȱisȱnoȱstatutoryȱsupportȱforȱtheȱ
presidentialȱassertionȱofȱpower.ȱCongressȱhadȱrecentlyȱenactedȱtheȱInternationalȱ
situations.ȱTheȱIEEPAȱexplicitlyȱauthorizedȱtheȱpresidentȱ(1)ȱtoȱ“compelȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱanyȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱ
transferȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱ(of)ȱanyȱpropertyȱinȱwhichȱanyȱforeignȱcountryȱorȱaȱnationalȱthereofȱhasȱanyȱ
interest,”ȱ(2)ȱtoȱ“nullify,ȱvoid,ȱpreventȱorȱprohibit,ȱanyȱacquisitionȱ(or)ȱholdingȱ(of)ȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱ
anyȱpropertyȱinȱwhichȱanyȱforeignȱcountryȱorȱaȱnationalȱthereofȱhasȱanyȱinterest,”ȱandȱ
(3)ȱtoȱ“voidȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱ(the)ȱexercisingȱ(of)ȱanyȱrightȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱwithȱrespectȱtoȱ.ȱ.ȱ.ȱanyȱpropertyȱinȱ
whichȱanyȱforeignȱcountryȱorȱaȱnationalȱthereofȱhasȱanyȱinterestȱ.ȱ.ȱ.”ȱ50ȱU.S.C.ȱ1701ȱ
(a)(1)(B).ȱ
ȱ
Reteach
5.ȱpoliticalȱpartyȱ
10.ȱdemocracyȱ
Enrichment Activity
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