Introduction to American Legal System

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The course aims to introduce students to the basics of the legal system in the United States of America. It covers the following problems: 1. Federal structure of the USA, 2. The United States Constitution and other sources of the US law on federal and state level, 3. Division of powers betwen the legislative, executive and jucial branch of the federal government 4. Structure of courts on state and federal level, 5. The role and position of the United States Supreme Court. 6. Criminal law and criminal procedure in the United States including trial by jury.

Profile of studies - general academic.

Form of study - stacionary.

Course type - optional.

Field and discipline of science - social sciences and legal sciences.

Prerequisites - none

Number of didactic hours divided into forms of conducting classes - 30 hours of lectures.

Didactic methods - lecture, consulations, presentation.

ECTS points - 6.

Student workload balance - participation in classes 30 hours, preparation for classes and exam 50 hours, participation in consultations

related to classes 19 hours, exam 1 hour. Total: 100 hours, corresponding to 4 ECTS credits.

Quantitative indicators - student workload related to activities requiring a teacher's direct participation of 50 hours, which corresponds to

2 ECTS credits, and student workload that does not require direct teacher participation 50 hours, which corresponds to 2 ECTS credits.

I. Kraśnicka, Introduction to the American Legal System, Temida 2 2008

Additional materials will be prepared by the course instructor for each class

KNOWLEDGE. Graduate:

K_W03 - has in-depth knowledge of the principles and institutions of criminal, civil, administrative, constitutional law as well as judicial and

administrative procedures

K_W08 - knows and understands the terminology appropriate to specific disciplines of law

SKILLS. Graduate:

K_U01 - is able to correctly interpret and explain the meaning of specific legal norms and the mutual relations between these norms within

specific areas of law

K_U05 is fluent in the Polish law system, uses the norms of individual areas of law to solve specific problems by themselves; depending on

own interests (selected specialization subjects) has extended skills to solve complicated practical problems in specific fields of law

COMPETENCES. Graduate:

K_K06 - is able to independently and critically supplement knowledge and skills, extended by the interdisciplinary dimension

Verification: for all the effects - written exam,

Participation in in the class is mandatory and constitutes the basis for the final grade.

If a person misses the class and wants to make it up, it has to be done within 2 weeks during the consutlation hours.

Grade scale from 2 to 5.

The course will be evaluated based on:

1. multiple choice test of 15 questions.

Grading system:

15-14 - 5

13 - 4,5

12-11 - 4

10 - 3,5

9-8 - 3

E-learning modules may be introduced in up to 50% of the classes