Explain why the authentication of real evidence is so important.

Please answer the following questions based on the reading and any outside research you need to perform in order to provide complete answers. Please note that while some of your answers will require outside research, the rest requires intellectual thought, your experience, and your opinions. Make sure you review the Grading Rubric before submitting your answers, so you know the format to utilize and what you are being graded against. In any part of your answer, don’t just copy the words from the textbook and try to give examples not found in the reading. Please respond using numbered paragraphs like I wrote, but you can have multiple paragraphs per number. Each question is worth 25 points.

1. Explain why the authentication of real evidence is so important.
2. Explain how the exception to the Best Evidence Rule under Rule 1003 makes it easier to use real evidence in a trial.
3. What appears to be the main concern of Articles IX and X of the Federal Rules of Evidence?