With examples drawn from actual trials, here is an introduction to the state and federal courts of the United States.

Foreword:

In the United States, we have many governmental bodies, federal, state and local. Generally speaking, these are divided into three groups. Our legislatures make the basic law. The executive branch of the government administers the law. And the judicial branch interprets and applies the law. Good citizenship requires an understanding of all of these functions of government. This book gives an introduction in clear and accurate terms to the system of courts which we have established for the administration of justice, at all levels.

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