{"product_id":"the-american-judicial-system-a-very-short-introduction-a-very-short-introduction-9780190644918","title":"The American Judicial System: A Very Short Introduction: A Very Short Introduction","description":"At some point, everyone living in the United States has some type of interaction with the American judicial system. For most, this contact is relatively minor: contesting a traffic ticket, suing or being sued in civil court, being a witness in a civil or criminal trial, or serving on a jury.\u003cbr\u003eOthers are caught up in the criminal justice system - as defendants, as victims, as witnesses, as jurors, or as relatives of a victim or a defendant. For still others, contact comes via an important policy issue affecting their lives in the hands of judges and justices sitting in judgment in marble\u003cbr\u003etemples to the law. Yet whatever the level of contact, the American judicial system affects peoples' lives. What courts and judges do matters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book provides a very short, but complete introduction to the institutions and people, the rules and processes, which makeup the American judicial system. Jargon free and aimed at a general reader, this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e explains the 'where, ' 'when, ' and 'who' of American courts. It also\u003cbr\u003emakes clear the 'how' and 'why' behind the law as it affects everyday people. It is, in a word, a starting place to understanding the third branch of American government at both the state and federal levels; a guide to those wishing to know the basics of the American judicial system; and a cogent\u003cbr\u003esynthesis of how the various elements that make up the law and legal institutions fit together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190644918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Charles L. Zelden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574103253173,"sku":"9780190644918","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8a4bbeea-2989-4ec8-955b-42a1cadcbf71.jpg?v=1643689444","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-american-judicial-system-a-very-short-introduction-a-very-short-introduction-9780190644918","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}