序言 1
PART ONE:LEGAL SYSTEMS AND LEGAL THOUGHTS 3
Chapter 1 Outline of the U.S. Legal System 3
Chapter 2 Legal Thoughts in America 11
Chapter 3 Organization of the Federal Judicial System 19
Chapter 4 State Court System 28
Chapter 5 The Sources of American Law 38
Chapter 6 Federal Judges 46
Chapter 7 Federal Constitution 56
Chapter 8 Different Law and Different Remedies 62
Chapter 9 Lawyers and Legal Profession 71
PART TWO:EXCERPT OF JURISPRUDENTIAL WORKS 83
Chapter 10 Excerpt of Ancient Law 83
Chapter 11 Excerpt of On Crimes and Punishments 91
Chapter 12 Excerpt of The Spirits ofLaws 98
PARTTHREE:CASEANALYSIS 109
Chapter 13 Marbury v.Madison 109
Chapter 14 Brown v.Board of Education 117
Chapter 15 Ray v. Flower Hospital 127
Chapter 16 O'Keeffe v.Snyder 131
APPENDIX 135
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 135