Legal system of the United States of America 1300-LS-USA-KPP
Proposed Lecture Topics:
1. Review of US Constitution History
2. US Constitution includes Bill of Rights
3. US Judiciary – State, Federal and Local
4. Concept of Federalism
5. Comparative Federalism & Constitutions – US, Lithuanian, Canadian, Russian, Swiss, Iraqi and Yugoslavian
6. The Jury System – Voir Dire – How to select a jury
7. The Development of Wine Law in US
8. Trumpism
9. Effect of Social Media on US Politics
10. US Civil Procedure
11. British Common Law vs. French Civil Code
12. Law Practice in the US
13. Great Supreme Court Cases:
- Marbury v. Madison
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Bush v. Gore
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