Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United StatesIntended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; U.S. graduate and undergraduate college students; and members of the general reading public in the United States. For use as the text of an introductory course on U.S. law, as a reference, or for self-study. |
Contents
A Some Constitutional History | 15 |
Separation and Balance of Powers Among the Branches of the Federal | 15 |
4 | 16 |
Copyright | |
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