Outline of the U.S. Legal System / United States. Department of State. Bureau of International Information Programs
By: United States. Department of State. Bureau of International Information Programs [author]
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BookUnited States : Congressional Quarterly Inc. 2001Description: 225 pages : illustrations, ports, chart ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: Unmediated Carrier type: volumeOther title: Outline of the United States Legal System.Subject(s): Justice, Administration of -- United States | Law -- Interpretations and construction -- United States | Courts -- United StatesDDC classification: 347.73 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Note: Chapters One through to Eight are adapted with permission from the book 'Judicial process in America', 5th edition by Robert A Carp and Ronald Stidham.
Includes glossary (pages 204-211), bibliography (pages. 212-213) and index (pages. 214-225).
Content:
Introduction: The U.S. legal system -- Ch. 1: History and organization of the federal judicial system -- Ch. 2: History and organization of state judicial systems -- Ch. 3: Jurisdiction and policy-making boundaries -- Ch. 4: Lawyers, litigants, and interest groups in the judicial process -- Ch. 5: The criminal court process -- Ch. 6: The civil court process -- Ch. 7: Federal judges -- Ch. 8: Implementation and impact of judicial policies -- The Constitution of the United States -- Amendments to the Constitution of the United States -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
Every business day, courts throughout the United States render decisions that together affect many thousands of people. Some affect only the parties to a particular legal action, but others adjudicate rights, benefits, and legal principles that have an impact on all Americans. This book surveys that system. Much of the discussion explains how U.S. courts are organized and how they work. This introduction seeks to familiarize readers with the basic structure and vocabulary of American law, and afford a sense of how the U.S. legal system has evolved to meet the needs of a growing nation and its ever more complex economic and social realities.
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