| Preface |
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There Are No Secret Books: You Can Understand the Law |
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1 | (8) |
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Constitutional Law and Constitutional Politics: Interpreting and Applying the Constitution |
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9 | (38) |
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What is constitutional law? |
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9 | (7) |
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Why do we need constitutional law? |
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16 | (4) |
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How does the Supreme Court decide what the Constitution means? |
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20 | (6) |
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Where does the Supreme Court get the authority to interpret the Constitution? |
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26 | (6) |
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What powers does constitutional law give to the rest of the federal government? |
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32 | (10) |
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What powers do the states have under constitutional law? |
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42 | (5) |
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First Freedoms: Constitutional Rights |
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47 | (44) |
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What rights does constitutional law protect? |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (5) |
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Does constitutional law require that everyone be treated equally? |
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54 | (7) |
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How does the Constitution protect freedom of speech? |
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61 | (13) |
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How does the Constitution protect freedom of religion? |
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74 | (7) |
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What other rights are protected by the Constitution? |
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81 | (10) |
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Your Day in Court: The Litigation Process |
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91 | (46) |
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91 | (3) |
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Why do we need civil litigation and civil procedure? |
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94 | (2) |
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Where do court cases come from? |
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96 | (2) |
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Where can a lawsuit be brought? |
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98 | (3) |
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When can you make a federal case out of it? |
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101 | (3) |
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If you can sue in different places, what law will apply in each place? |
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104 | (2) |
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How does a lawsuit begin? |
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106 | (2) |
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What can the defendant do to respond to a lawsuit? |
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108 | (3) |
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What if there are more than two parties to a lawsuit? |
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111 | (3) |
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What if there are many parties to a lawsuit? |
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114 | (2) |
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How do the parties discover the facts about their case? |
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116 | (4) |
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What else happens before the trial? |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (3) |
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What evidence can be presented at trial? |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (6) |
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What happens after trial? |
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133 | (4) |
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Auto Accidents, Scalding Coffee, and Medical Malpractice: Personal Injuries and Tort Law |
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137 | (44) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (5) |
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Is it a tort when you hit someone? |
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145 | (3) |
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Is it a tort when you injure someone by not being careful? |
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148 | (6) |
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What does the law mean by reasonable care? |
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154 | (3) |
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How does a plaintiff prove that a defendant has been negligent? |
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157 | (5) |
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What if the victim is partly at fault for an accident? |
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162 | (2) |
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Suppose someone does not intend to injure someone else and acts with reasonable care. Can he or she still be liable in tort? |
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164 | (1) |
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When is a manufacturer liable for injuries caused by its products? |
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165 | (7) |
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What damages can a plaintiff get in a tort case? |
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172 | (5) |
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When are damages awarded to punish the defendant? |
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177 | (4) |
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When Is a Deal a Deal? Businesses, Consumers, and Contract Law |
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181 | (34) |
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181 | (1) |
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Why do we need contract law? |
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182 | (5) |
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187 | (2) |
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How do you make a contract? |
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189 | (3) |
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Does a contract have to be in writing to be enforceable? |
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192 | (2) |
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Can anyone make a contract? |
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194 | (1) |
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Once two people make an agreement, is it always enforceable? |
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195 | (3) |
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If a contract is unfair, can a court refuse to enforce it? |
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198 | (3) |
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Once you make a contract, can you ever get out of it? |
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201 | (3) |
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What happens if one party's performance depends upon something happening and it doesn't happen? |
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204 | (3) |
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Will a court order someone to perform a contract? |
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207 | (2) |
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How much does someone have to pay for not keeping a promise? |
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209 | (3) |
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How does the law treat form contracts? |
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212 | (3) |
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You Are What You Own: The Law of Property |
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215 | (42) |
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215 | (4) |
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Why do we need property law? |
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219 | (4) |
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What kinds of property are there? |
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223 | (2) |
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How can someone acquire property? |
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225 | (4) |
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How is property purchased and sold? |
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229 | (4) |
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How is property transferred on death? |
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233 | (5) |
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238 | (1) |
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How do people own property collectively? |
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239 | (4) |
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How is the use of property controlled over time? |
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243 | (2) |
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How else can ownership of property be shared? |
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245 | (2) |
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What are the property rights of a landlord and a tenant? |
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247 | (3) |
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When can the government take your property? |
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250 | (7) |
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From Insanity to In Cold Blood: Criminal Responsibility and Criminal Law |
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257 | (48) |
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257 | (4) |
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Why do we need criminal law? |
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261 | (4) |
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265 | (3) |
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Does someone have to mean to commit a crime to be guilty? |
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268 | (4) |
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When is self-defense justified? |
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272 | (6) |
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In what other circumstances is someone justified in committing a crime? |
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278 | (3) |
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Why are criminals allowed to plead insanity as a defense? |
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281 | (6) |
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What other defenses are available? |
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287 | (3) |
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Can someone be convicted for almost committing a crime? |
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290 | (4) |
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294 | (6) |
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Why is rape law so controversial? |
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300 | (5) |
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Protecting the Innocent, Freeing the Guilty: Criminal Procedure |
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305 | (42) |
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What is criminal procedure? |
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305 | (2) |
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Why do we need criminal procedure? |
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307 | (3) |
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What are the steps in the criminal process? |
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310 | (3) |
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When can the police conduct a search and seizure? |
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313 | (5) |
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What is the privilege against self-incrimination? |
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318 | (3) |
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What happens if police violate a defendant's rights? |
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321 | (3) |
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324 | (4) |
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328 | (4) |
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What is the adversary process? |
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332 | (2) |
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How does sentencing work? |
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334 | (4) |
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What about the death penalty? |
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338 | (4) |
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Why does it seem that criminal appeals go on so long? |
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342 | (5) |
| Conclusion |
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347 | (2) |
| Index of Legal Cases |
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349 | (4) |
| Index of Subjects |
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