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1、U.S.LEGALSYSTEMU.S.LEGALSYSTEMOUTLINEOFTHEOUTLINEOFTHEU.S.LEGALSYSTEMU.S.LEGALSYSTEMOUTLINEOFTHEBureauofInternationalInformationProgramsUnitedStatesDepartmentofStatehttp://usinfo.state.gov2004U.S.LEGALSYSTEMU.S.LEGALSYSTEMOUTLINEOFTHECONTENTSINTRODUCTIONTheU.S.LegalSyste

2、m.........................................4CHAPTER1HistoryandOrganizationoftheFederalJudicialSystem.........18CHAPTER2HistoryandOrganizationofStateJudicialSystems..............44CHAPTER3JurisdictionandPolicy-MakingBoundaries....................56CHAPTER4Lawyers,Litigants

3、,andInterestGroupsintheJudicialProcess....72CHAPTER5TheCriminalCourtProcess...................................90CHAPTER6TheCivilCourtProcess.....................................118CHAPTER7FederalJudges..............................................140CHAPTER8Implementatio

4、nandImpactofJudicialPolicies................158TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.........................177AmendmentstotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates...........192Glossary...................................................204Bibliography................................

5、...............212Index......................................................214INTRODUCTIONTHEU.S.LEGALSYSTEMInthisscenefroman1856paintingbyJuniusBrutusSearns,GeorgeWashington(standing,right)addressestheConstitutionalConvention,whosemembersdraftedandsignedtheU.S.Constit

6、utiononSeptember17,1787.TheConstitutionistheprimarysourceoflawintheUnitedStates.6OUTLINEOFTHEU.S.LEGALSYSTEMEverybusinessday,courtsthroughoutthepredictabilityandenforceabletheUnitedStatesrenderdecisionsthatcommonnormsthattheruleoflawtogetheraffectmanythousandsofprovidesa

7、ndtheU.S.legalsystempeople.Someaffectonlythepartiestoguarantees.aparticularlegalaction,butothersad-Thisintroductionseekstofamiliar-judicaterights,benefits,andlegalizereaderswiththebasicstructureprinciplesthathaveanimpactonvir-andvocabularyofAmericanlaw.tuallyallAmericans

8、.Inevitably,manySubsequentchaptersadddetail,andAmericansmaywelcomeagivenrul-affordasenseofhowtheU.S.leg