1. Welcome to Introduction to Law, LS 102 Unit 1 – History of Our Legal System Seminar 1

2. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to LS 102! I am glad you are in my class! What is your section number? Please place LS 102-02 on every e-mail you send me. Thanks!

3. Assignments for Week 1 Introduce Yourself Discussion Board (DB) – Three (3) substantial posts for the unit; posts worth up to 25 points per unit! You can post late in certain circumstances but only for partial credit and only with permission. Attend seminar (you are here; you earn 10 points). Practice Your Vocabulary (PYV) – worth 10 points. Quiz – unlimited – worth 30 points. (Only unlimited during the unit) Begin work on your first written assignment. Unit 1 assignment due at end of unit two (it is same assignment)

4. Reading Announcements & E-mails Please be sure to read all announcements in our classroom and all KU e-mails from me. Please print your e-textbook as we go through our class. You can always print ahead of time. If you have a second computer or a Kindle or Sony reader, you can use it for your textbook. Please use the KU support services especially the KU Writing Center. Remember that I will send emails sometimes from Kaceykelly@aol.com so make sure it does not go to spam ! Kaceykelly@aol.com

5. Earning Your Grade in LS 102 Each week during the term, there are opportunities to “earn your grade.” You earn your grade by completing all assignments. I am always available and very responsive to emails. Please feel free to email with your concerns. Always remember to be respectful in class with your classmates and in tone of emails. Professionalism is paramount. Note that I will play devil’s advocate on discussion board. It is not personal to any person and when I ask questions even in response to one student, it is meant for everyone. There is what we call the universal “you” meaning anyone in the class, regardless of who the response is to. This gives everyone the opportunity to respond and nobody specifically.

6. Staying “Current” in Class Try to stay current in class; in other words, complete your weekly assignments in the seven days given for the unit. KU weeks run Wednesday – Tuesday. Weeks Run Wed.- Tuesday regardless of where seminar falls. Although all work in this class can be made up, it is better to stay current. If you do need to make up work be sure to stay current also.

7. Questions & Comments Based On Your Syllabus & Class Expectations Remember, seminars no longer are “moderated.” However, there should be no side chatter. I will ask questions and be interactive and comments should stay on that. Also be please note, I will not always answer all questions in seminar but will accept all questions via email. I am not ignoring you but time is limited for seminar so we have to address questions outside class. If one of your questions or comments is not answered in class, it is NOT because I am ignoring you! You can always e-mail me any of your questions or comments!

8. Please note… I do NOT author our class content. Sometimes links do not work or quiz questions have incorrect answers. If you let me know about anything you find that is in error, I will report the error to the author of our class. I am open to feedback on these things and I can relate them to the author of the course, which is not me. If you have any problems with our class or with me as your professor, PLEASE let me know via an e-mail. I do NOT like to find out at mid-term that I have been doing something you do not like. I want to know that information now so I can make corrections and changes. Thanks for your assistance in this area. Thanks for your patience and cooperation in our class.

9. Be sure to: Read the announcements and emails! Take the Campus Tour so you feel more comfortable with KU’s online classes. Look under each tab in our classroom. These include syllabus, calendar, course materials, library & legal research, Cyber Café, Ask the Prof, How to Navigate the Classroom, Instructions for Accessing Seminar, Academic Support Services, Reference Citations and APA Style, etc.

10. Be sure to… Tabs at the top of our classroom page include Gradebook, Email, Chat, DocSharing, Dropbox, and Webliography! If you have a technical problem, please contact Student Technical Support. You can copy me on the e-mail, but I cannot help you with technical support! Tech support is your resource, use them as needed!!

11. What is the law? Sources of Law: U.S. and state Constitutions Laws enacted by the U.S. Congress, state legislators, and/or local governing bodies. Laws at the federal and state levels are called statutes. Laws at the local level are called ordinances. Court cases at the state and federal levels. Executive Orders issued by the President.

12. What is freedom? “Freedom has a formal structure. It has two components: – 1) Law sets boundaries that proscribe what we must do or cannot do—you must not steal, you must pay taxes. – -2) Those same legal boundaries protect an open field of free choice in all other matters.” Source: Howard, Philip K., The Wall Street Journal, Monday, January 26, 2009, page A15.

13. How do laws establish social values in the USA? Drugs – includes all illegal drugs and non-prescribed legal drugs. – What do our laws state? – Are the laws administered fairly by the police and the courts? – Should the federal and state legislative bodies legalize some illegal drugs? Why or why not? Traffic Laws – includes DWI, speeding, hit and runs, violation of traffic rules, etc. – What do our laws state? – Are the laws administered fairly by the police and the courts? – What is the best way to enforce all traffic laws?

14. Social values, concluded Use of Tobacco Products - includes smoking, chewing, and other uses of tobacco products. – What do our laws state? – Are the laws administered fairly by the police and courts? – Should the federal and state legislative bodies make the use of tobacco products illegal? Why or why not?

15. Questions and Comments Forms and Sources of Law After covering Unit 1, we should understand the functions of law in our society. We should know about the forms and sources of law in our country. We should understand the historical influences on the development of law in the USA including the English common law. We should appreciate our U.S. Constitution as the supreme law in the USA. We should understand the importance of the courts, legislatures, and administrative agencies in the development of law.