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Outline of the US Legal System

There can be no more potent demonstration of the trust that Americans place in the rule of law and their confidence in the U.S. legal system. The pages that follow survey that system. Much of the discussion explains how U.S. courts are organized and how they work.
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Amendments to the Constitution, USA, America, Judical system, U. S. Legal System, Democracy, Court process, Judges, Constitution, Judicial Process
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Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 26, 2008
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 13, 2023
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Judy Baker
Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
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browser, internet connection, media players, pdf reader
Languages:
Chinese, English
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Sally Robertson
Sally Robertson (Librarian)
11 years ago

Written in Dec. 2004.  The site America.gov has now gone social, but the open textbook can still be accessed in HTML or PDF.

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The text is in HTML and PDF.

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David Miller
David Miller (Faculty)
11 years ago

This is a free text which would make a good source for supplemental reading for your students.  You might even use it as a text for a high school class.

Time spent reviewing site: 30 minutes