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                               NATIONAL SECURITY LAW & POLICY. 

                          Presentation # 1 --Selected Statute & National Security.

                 [Click Below in the Team Assignment Box for the PowerPoint Presentations.]

     Please choose one statute relating to U.S. national security.  (Links to suggested legislation) The assignment is to assess this statute in terms of its provisions, subsequent case decisions and actual practice. The aim is to identify one major public policy issue of particular concern to you and to suggest a policy and legislative solution.  In particular, your presentation should follow the following format:

·         Overview of the provisions of the statute.

·         The legislative history of the statute as it exists currently.

·         Leading cases decided under the statute.

·         Overview of problems concerning the statute in light of actual practice.

·         The particular issue you are assessing.

·         The arguments (pros and cons) concerning that issue and indicating the position of  various interest groups.

·         Your policy proposal and suggested legislative change.

·         Implications of your suggestions.

             The team PowerPoint presentation should be about 25 - 30 slides and speaker notes should be attached to the presentation. (The speaker notes are required and may provide information that is not actually relied upon in the oral presentation.) The oral presentation with questions is scheduled for 20-30 minutes (this includes questions and answers). The electronic presentation along with a hardcopy of the presentation (with speaker's notes) are to be submitted to the instructor. Please have only two slides per page. Hard copies of the presentation (without the speaker's notes) should be given to each student. This copy may have four slides per page. Along with distribution of the PowerPoint presentations please  distribute one recent news article that you feel is of particular importance to your topic.   

                                    Presentation # 2 --Selected Issue in National Security & Terrorism.  

         National security from the early 1990's highlights a host of long-standing and newer legal and policy issues in the United States.  Many of these issues relate to general problems that have appeared throughout American diplomatic and national history. Many of these newer issues concern   terrorism and homeland security. The second team presentation focuses on various aspects of terrorism today. 

      The team presentation should conclude with a specific public policy proposal.  Please include the following in your presentation:

• A clear statement of the issue you are considering.
• The history and context of the issue.
• Your proposal for resolving the issue. 
• Your analysis of the proposal (pros and cons).
  • The position of the various parties or interest groups.
  • Domestic and international consideration.
• Summary and conclusion.

     The team PowerPoint presentation should be about 25 - 30 slides and speaker notes should be attached to the presentation. (The speaker notes are required and may provide information that is not actually relied upon in the oral presentation.) The oral presentation with questions is scheduled for 20-30 minutes (this includes questions and answers). The electronic presentation along with a hardcopy of the presentation (with speaker's notes) are to be submitted to the instructor. Please have only two slides per page. Hard copies of the presentation (without the speaker's notes) should be given to each student. This copy may have four slides per page. Along with distribution of the PowerPoint presentations please  distribute one recent news article that you feel is of particular importance to your topic.

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