UNIT ONE Introduction to American Law
Lesson One Law: Definition, Classification and Sources
Lesson Two Law Under American Federalism1
Lesson Three The Dual Court System
UNIT TWO Civil Litigation
Lesson One The Adversary System
Lesson Two Commencing a Legal Action
Lesson Three Pleadings and Motions Attacking Pleadings
Lesson Four Discovery
Lesson Five The Trial
Lesson Six Appeal and Enforcement
案例阅读指导
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States
Alderman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co.
Cross v. United States
Lindberger v. General Motors Corp.
Kozlowski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Thiel v. Southern Pac. Co.
Dobson v. Masonite Corp.
Jones v. Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth
UNIT THREE Constitutional Law
Lesson One The Institutions of Government
Lesson Two Separation of Powers
Lesson Three FederalState Relations
Lesson Four Basic Rights
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Marbury v. Madison
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey
Board of Regents v. Roth
Brown v. Board of Education (First Case)
United States v. Darby
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union et al.
Employment Division, Dept. of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith
UNIT FOUR Contracts
Lesson One Contract Formation and Classification
Lesson Two Performance and NonPerformance
Lesson Three Remedies and Computation of Damages
Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
McDonald v. Mobil Coal Producing, Inc.
Louisa W. Hamer v. Franklin Sidway
John D.R. Leibard v. PepsiCo, Inc.
ACE Service Inc. v. General Service Administration
Handicapped Children's Education Board of Sheboygan County v. Lukaszewski
Acme Mills & Elevator Co. v. Johnson
Equilease Corp. v. State Federal S & L Association
United States ex rel. Coastal Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Algernon
Blair, Inc.
Trippe Manufacturing Company v. Niles Audio Corporation
Finger Furniture Company Inc. v. Commonwealth Insurance Company
UNIT FIVE Commercial Paper
Lesson One Negotiable Instruments
Lesson Two Rights of Holder in Due Course
Lesson Three Check Collection
Lesson Four The Bank and Its Customer: Rights, Duties and Liabilities
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Bank of Miami v. Florida City Express, Inc.
Money Mart Check Cashing Center v. Epicycle
Huber Glass Co. v. First Nat. Bank of Kenosha
H. Schultz & Sons, Inc. v. Bank of Suffolk County
Dziurak v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, NA
MidWisconsin Bank v. Forsgard Trading, Inc.
Wachovia Bank, N.A. v. Federal Reserve Bank
Guardian Life Insurance Co. v. Weisman