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1. Explain the controversy of establishing a court system at the creation of the U.S. Constitution. Your responses must include the major elements of the controversy, the varying viewpoints for the needs for U.S. courts, and the ultimate outcome. Finally, postulate how our criminal justice system would be different today had the Founding Fathers not established the current system in use.

2. Carefully examine "How to Read a Research Article" (See attached Spohn & Hemmens, 2012 pp. 42-45). Using the 10 criteria for review found in the text, prepare a critical analysis of one of the four articles which immediately follow the analyses techniques:

"The Process Is the Punishment: Handling Cases in a Lower Criminal Court" (Feeley, 1971, as cited in Spohn & Hemmens, 2012, pp. 46-55); 46-53

"The Honest Politician's Guide to Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century" (Feld, 1994, as cited in Spohn & Hemmens, 2012, pp. 55-67);

"The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Justice: An Empirical Assessment" (Smith, 2003, as cited in Spohn & Hemmens, 2012, pp. 67-83); or

Your analysis should focus on whether or not you believe that the author provided a persuasive analysis and your reasoning for your conclusion.