Legal Research Worksheet: Constitutions, Statues, and Court Rules

1. Which provision of the United States Constitution is frequently cited as giving people the right to own handguns?

2. If your state constitution guarantees the same right, give the citation to that provision.

3. Which provision of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial?

4.  If your state constitution guarantees the same right, give the citation to that provision.

5. Which provision of the United States Constitution deals with freedom of the press?

6. Which provision of your state constitution deals with freedom of the press?

7. What 1868 change to the United States Constitution made much of the Bill of Rights applicable to state governments as well as the federal government?

8. When are the Army and Air National Guard ordered into active service? State the correct citation for your answer.

9. What may one do with unordered merchandise received through the United States Postal Service? State the correct citation for your answer.

10. What is the purpose and composition of the Council of National Defense? State the correct citation for your answer.

11. Using the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, answer questions a through c:

a. Which courts are governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

b. What is the purpose of the rules?

c. What is your correct citation? (Give the full citation to the rule.)

d. Using your state’s rules of civil procedure, what are the answers to a through c?

12. Using the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, answer questions a and b:

a. How does one begin a civil lawsuit?

b. What is your correct citation?

c. Using your state’s rules of civil procedure, what are the answers to a and b?

13. Using the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, answer questions a and b:

a. Who may serve the summons?

b. What is your correct citation?

c. Using your state’s rules of civil procedure, what are the answers to a and b?