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”?
