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）Alderman v.Baltimore＆Ohio R.Co.(1953) 86
（3）Boldt v.Sanders(1961) 90
（4）Brian Schaffer v.Jerry Weast(2005) 92
（5）Texas Employers'Ins.Ass'n v.Price(1960) 97
（6）Dobson v.Masonite Corp.(1966) 99
（7）Jay Shawn Johnson v.California(2005) 102
（8）Michael D.Turner,Petitioner v.Rebecca L.Rogers et al.(2011) 105
（9）Denman v.Spain(1961) 109
（10）Jones v.Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth(1937) 112
（11）Harris v.New York(1971) 116
（12）Olmstead v.United States(1928) 118
（13）United States v.Madoff(2009) 121
Unit Two Constitutional Law 127
Lesson One The Institutions of Government 127
Lesson Two Separation of Powers 137
Lesson Three Federal-State Relations 147
Lesson Four Civil Liberties 156
Cases for Supplementary Reading 166
（1）Marbury v.Madison(1803) 167
（2）Youngstown Sheet＆Tube Co.v.Sawyer(1952) 171
（3）City of Philadelphia v.New Jersey(1978) 174
（4）City of Ontario v.Quon(2010) 178
（5）Brown v.Board of Education(First Case)(1954) 183
（6）Everson v.Board of Education(1947) 187
（7）New York Times Company v.Sullivan(1964) 190
（8）Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States(1964) 193
（9）Ashcroft v.American Civil Liberties Union et al.(2004) 196
Unit Three Contracts 203
Lesson One Introduction 203
Lesson Two Performance and Non-Performance 212
Lesson Three Contract Remedies and Computation of Damages 221
Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties 230
Lesson Five Sales Contracts 239
Cases for Supplementary Reading 248
（1）O'Keefe v.Lee Calan Imports,Inc.(1970) 249
（2）Benson v.Chalfonte Development Corp.(1976) 251
（3）Connors v.Wilkinson(1978) 255
（4）Odorizzi v.Bloomfield School District(1966) 258
（5）Bartels v.Denler(1975) 263
（6）Smith v.Roberts(1977) 265
（7）Casale v.Carrigan＆Boland,Inc.(1974) 268
（8）Theodore Roxford v.Ameritech Corporation(2003) 271
（9）Massachusetts Mut.Life.Ins.Co.v.Fraidowitz(2006) 274
（10）International Airport Centers v.Citrin(2006) 278
（11）Centex Homes Corp.v.Boag(1974) 281
（12）The People v.Wells Fargo Insurance Services,Inc.(2011) 285
（13）ACME Mills＆Elevator Co.v.Johnson(1911) 288
（14）Equilease Corp.v.State Federal S＆L Ass'n(1981) 292
（15）Advance Leasing＆Crane Co.,Inc.v.Del E.Webb Corp.(1977) 293
（16）Bartus v.Riccardi(1967) 296
Appendix Ⅰ Key to Exercises 300
Appendix Ⅱ Text Translation 346