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                               NATIONAL SECURITY LAW & POLICY. 

                          Presentation # 2 --Selected Statute on 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  solution.  In particular, your presentation should follow the following format:

·         Overview of the provisions of the statute.

·         The history of the statute as it exists currently (both legislative and recent examples).

·         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 or parties..

·         Your policy proposal and suggested  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.