Essential Legal English In Context

Synopsis

Essential Legal English In Context Is A Resource For Foreign-trained Law Students To Provide Them With Understanding Of Legal Terminology. Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Overview Of The Governments In The United States -- The Three Levels Of Governments -- The Founding Documents: Federal Constitution, State Constitution -- And Local Charters -- The Three Branches Of Federal, State And Local Governments -- The Federal Constitution -- Historical Background -- Overview Of The Federal Constitution And Federal Constitutional -- Excerpts -- The Preamble To The Federal Constitution -- The Three Branches Of The Federal Government -- The Federal Legislature -- The Federal Executive -- The Federal Judiciary -- Cases In Context: Separation Of Powers And Checks And Balances -- Federal Courtroom Set Up -- Selected Provisions Of The U.s. Bill Of Rights -- Idioms, Phrasal Verbs And Other Terms -- Notes -- Answers -- Index -- About The Author. Karen M. Ross. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available As An Ebook.