While working on a construction project, a plaintiff was injured when a heavy object struck his knee. although the plaintiff was fully compensated for his injuries at the time of the incident, he now seeks disability payments from the construction company because he has developed arthritis in the same knee. the construction company claims that the arthritis has nothing to do with the plaintiff's on-the-job injury and refuses to pay him disability money. the plaintiff sues. a doctor takes the stand to testify for the plaintiff. he is qualified as an expert witness and during direct examination states that in his opinion the blow to the plaintiff's knee caused his arthritis. on cross-examination, the construction company's attorney produces a treatise on arthritis and asks the doctor if the treatise is considered to be authoritative. the doctor responds that the treatise is a standard authority in the field, but that he did not rely on it in forming his professional opinion regarding the plaintiff's condition. the attorney then seeks to introduce into evidence a statement in the treatise that "the idea that arthritis can be caused by a single traumatic event is purely folklore, although it is widely believed by the ignorant who have no scientific basis for their beliefs." the plaintiff's attorney objects. how should the court rule on the admissibility of the statement from the treatise? a admissible, but only for the purpose of impeaching the doctor's testimony. b admissible, but only as substantive evidence. c admissible, both as substantive evidence and for purposes of impeaching the doctor. d inadmissible.

C Admissible, both as substantive evidence and for purposes of impeaching the doctor.

Explanation:

The court should rule on the admissibility of the statement from the treatise as admissible, both as substantive evidence and for purposes of impeaching the doctor. A statement in Learned Treatises that are established as a reliable authority by the expert’s admission or testimony, by another expert’s testimony, or by judicial notice, are admissible evidence.

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in the united states a public policy is an agreed upon way that our federal, state, or local government fulfills its responsibilities, such as protecting the rights of individuals and promoting the welfare of all the people. some public policies are written into laws by legislatures. other policies are contained in rules and regulations created by executive branches of government, the branches responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws.

the following are examples of public policies and the governmental agencies responsible for carrying them out.

school districts are responsible for making policies regarding student behavior and discipline. teachers and school administrators enforce these policies. state legislatures are responsible for making laws that place speed limits on drivers. police officers enforce these laws. city governments often adopt policies that prohibit people from operating liquor stores near public schools. city inspectors and zoning departments enforce these policies.

when people become aware of problems in their communities, they often want government to develop and carry out policies to deal with those problems. these may be problems for which there are

existing policies or laws that do not work well,

existing policies or laws that are not being enforced,

no policies or laws.

as a citizen of the united states you have a right to say what you think government should do about problems in your community. you also have a right to say what you think about problems in your state, the nation, and about international problems. you have the right to try to influence the decisions people in your government make about all of those problems.

to be able to participate effectively, however, citizens need to know which levels of government and which governmental agencies are responsible for changing, enforcing, or developing a specific public policy. for example, state legislatures may direct agencies to enact policies resulting from federal legislation. or, local governments may create policies in order to carry out responsibilities assigned to them through laws enacted at the state or federal level. additionally, as part of the process of developing and implementing policy, governmental agencies must determine if the new policy conflicts with existing legislation or policy.

this project is intended to you learn how to express your opinions, how to decide which level of government and which agency is most appropriate for dealing with the problem you identify, and how to influence policy decisions at that level of government. it calls for you to work cooperatively with others in your class and, with the of your teacher and adult volunteers, to accomplish the following tas