Contents

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 FederalState 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 NonPerformance

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

Key to Exercises

Vocabulary