U.S.LEGAL SYSTEM U.S.LEGAL SYSTEMOUTLINE OF THE …
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U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM
OUTLINE OF THE
U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM
Bureau of International Information Programs United States Department of State 2004
OUTLINE OF THE
U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
The U.S. Legal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CHAPTER 1
History and Organization of the Federal Judicial System . . . . . . . . . 18
CHAPTER 2
History and Organization of State Judicial Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CHAPTER 3
Jurisdiction and Policy-Making Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CHAPTER 4
Lawyers, Litigants, and Interest Groups in the Judicial Process . . . . 72
CHAPTER 5
The Criminal Court Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
CHAPTER 6
The Civil Court Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
CHAPTER 7
Federal Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
CHAPTER 8
Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
The Constitution of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
INTRODUCTION
THE U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM
In this scene from an 1856 painting by Junius Brutus Searns, George Washington (standing, right) addresses the Constitutional Convention, whose members drafted and signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. The Constitution is the primary source of law in the United States.
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