Author: Rob MacDougall

Mid-term Exam next Tuesday, 10/26!!

Our Mid-term Exam is coming up next Tuesday, 10/26!!

The test will be 75 minutes long and will be administered on Blackboard. You should receive an announcement to your email at 5:00pm, when it becomes available. You can also find it under “Content” in Blackboard after 5:00pm.

The exam is open book and open notes. I recommend that you study carefully for it by filling out the study sheet ahead of time. Most of the questions require understanding concepts, not simply repeating answers from the study sheet. I will be available in our regular Zoom forum or on email from 6pm on, if you need to contact me for some reason.

You can start it any time between 5pm and 7:20pm. However, please try to start by 6pm at the latest, so that you can take the full 75 minutes and still be on time to our 7:20pm session. I will take attendance for our class session on Zoom at 7:20pm sharp!

Do NOT plagiarize from the internet. Utilizing answers from class materials and lectures is acceptable. Plagiarism from the internet is grounds for a zero score on the test.

If you need a special exception you need to contact me. If for some reason you don’t contact me and also don’t take it at the appointed time, you will need a documented excuse (either medical or related to bereavement) for permission to take it at another time.

Don’t forget to download the review sheet and fill it out before the test! And let me know if you have any questions.

Dr. M

Homework Assignment 2, due Tues Oct. 12th

In our reading for this class, Dworkin uses a “principle” from a case we read earlier in the semester (Riggs v. Palmer) in order to illustrate a central criticism of positivism. What is that principle, and how does Dworkin use it to criticize positivism? Explain in 300 words or less (i.e., no more than about 1 page, double-spaced). 

Please upload your answer to turnitin.com before next class (6pm on Tuesday, 10/12). 

Reminder: First Argument Paper due Tues, 9/27

Dear Class, 

I wanted to remind all of you about our first paper, due this Tuesday on turnitin.com before class (i.e. before 6pm). 

The reading you should interact with is the assigned reading for that day. 

You can see instructions for the paper here: 

Go to “Assignment Overview,” under “Assignments.”

Scroll down to ”Three Argument Papers”.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Dr. M

Homework Assignment 1, due 9/21

Read the decision in the case, Riggs v. Palmer. In the space of about one page, double spaced, answer the following questions (please remember to number your answers 1 and 2). 

  1. What were two main arguments given for the the majority opinion (the “Opinion of the Court” by Earl)? 
  2. What was the main argument given in support of the minority dissent (section entitled, “GRAY, J.  (dissenting)”)? Explain it. (If more than one, pick the one you think is most compelling).

Please remember to use your own words, and to use quotation marks if you find it necessary to quote from the case. 

Upload your assignment to turnitin.com before class (i.e. before 6pm on 9/21). (You can find our Class ID and password for turnitin.com in Blackboard).

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