The U.S. Legal System surveys legal terminology, procedures, and structures of the United States.
You will find answers to questions such as these:
• Through what procedures do arrested persons go? • What are the ethical responsibilities of attorneys? • How are the federal and state judicial systems connected? • How are judges selected? • What do “Miranda rights” mean to an arrested person? • What is meant by habeas corpus? • How are plea bargains arranged? • How does the adversary system affect the way court cases are tried? • How does the juvenile justice system differ from the adult criminal justice system? • What procedures are involved in appealing court verdicts? • What does “precedent” have to do with case law? • What is the difference between hearsay and nonhearsay evidence? • What makes Louisiana’s legal system unique among the fifty states? • What is meant by “jury nullification”?