The American Legal System
After completing this chapter, students will be able to fulfill the following learning objectives:
- 4-1. Describe the importance of law to private enterprise.
- 4-2. Compare and contrast the objectives of law in society.
- 4-3. Differentiate constitutional law, case law, and statutory law.
- 4-4. Differentiate the elements of a case brief.
- 4-5. Distinguish between substantive and procedural law
- 4-6. Compare and contrast civil and criminal law.
- 4-7. Describe the elements of the basic court system structure.
- 4-8. Explain the purposes of subject matter and personal jurisdiction as requirements for a court’s power to hear a dispute.
- 4-9. Describe the typical steps in the civil trial process.
- 4-10. Distinguish trials and appeals.
- 4-11. Identify dispute resolution alternatives to trials.
