Unit One Introduction to the American Legal System 3
Lesson One Law:Definition,Classification,and Sources 3
Lesson Two Duality in the American Legal System 12
Lesson Three The Adversary System in the American Judicial Process 22
Lesson Four Commencing a Lawsuit 32
Lesson Five Pre-trial Discovery 42
Lesson Six The Trial 51
Lesson Seven Judgment,Enforcement,and Appeal 60
Lesson Eight Criminal Process 70
案例阅读指导 81
Cases for Supplementary Reading 82
（1）Gray v.American Radiator ＆ Standard Sanitary Corp.(1961) 83
（2）Lincoln Property Company,et al.,v.Christophe Roche et ux.(2005) 87
（3）Alderman v.Baltimore ＆ Ohio R.Co.(1953) 91
（4）Boldt v.Sanders(1961) 95
（5）Brian Schaffer et al v.Jerry Weast,Mongomery County Public School et al.(2005) 97
（6）Texas Employers'Ins.Ass'n v.Price(1960) 102
（7）Dobson v.Masonite Corp.(1966) 105
（8）Jay Shawn Johnson v.California(2005) 108
（9）Hicks v.United States(1966) 112
（10）Denman v.Spain(1961) 116
（11）Jones v.Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth(1937) 119
（12）Harris v.New York(1971) 122
（13）Olmstead v.United States(1928) 125
Unit Two Constitutional Law 131
Lesson One The Institutions of Government 131
Lesson Two Separation of Powers 141
Lesson Three Federal-State Relations 151
Lesson Four Civil Liberties 160
Cases for Supplementary Reading 170
（1）Marbury v.Madison(1803) 171
（2）Youngstown Sheet ＆ Tube Co.v.Sawyer(1952) 175
（3）City of Philadelphia v.New Jersey(1978) 178
（4）Perry v.Sindermann(1972) 182
（5）Brown v.Board of Education(First Case)(1954) 186
（6）Everson v.Board of Education(1947) 190
（7）New York Times Company v.Sullivan(1964) 194
（8）Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States(1964) 197
（9）Ashcroft v.American Civil Liberties Union et al.(2004) 201
Unit Three Contracts 209
Lesson One Introduction 209
Lesson Two Performance and Non-Performance 218
Lesson Three Contract Remedies and Computation of Damages 227
Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties 236
Lesson Five Sales Contracts 246
Cases for Supplementary Reading 255
（1）O'Keefe v.Lee Calan Imports,Inc.(1970) 256
（2）Benson v.Chalfonte Development Corp.(1976) 258
（3）Connors v.Wilkinson(1978) 262
（4）Odorizzi v.Bloomfield School District(1966) 266
（5）Bartels v.Denler(1975) 271
（6）Smith v.Roberts(1977) 274
（7）Casale v.Carrigan ＆ Boland,Inc.(1974) 276
（8）Theodore Roxford v.Ameritech Corporation(2003) 279
（9）Massachusetts Mut.Life.Ins.Co.v.Fraidowitz(2006) 283
（10）International Airport Centers v.Citrin(2006) 288
（11）Centex Homes Corp.v.Boag(1974) 291
（12）Neri v.Retail Marine Corp.(1972) 295
（13）ACME Mills ＆ Elevator Co.v.Johnson(1911) 298
（14）Equilease Corp.v.State Federal S ＆ L Ass'n(1981) 302
（15）Advance Leasing ＆ Crane Co.,Inc.v.Del E.Webb Corp.(1977) 304
（16）Bartus v.Riccardi(1967) 307
Appendix Ⅰ Key to Exercises 311
Appendix Ⅱ Text Translation 360