References:

• Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790, Pub. L. No. 1-33
• Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834, Section 25

Criminal law serves two purposes: firstly, it identifies behaviors that are considered unacceptable by society, and secondly, it assigns consequences for engaging in those behaviors. From this week's readings and lectures or from other sources identify two court cases, where you think the society (state, federal or tribal) that promulgated the law got it right, and two where you think it got it wrong. In each case, explain why.