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In the United States, courts, as disputes-processing institutions, are composed of four distinct groups of participants
litigants, lawyers, judges, and juries.
Gov and others try to settle an disagreement and regulate their own behavior and behavior of others
Litigants
responsible for the admin of the court. Man in power
judges
The jury system came to American shores with the ____ in _____
British settlers in 1607.
____ all judges are lawyers in the United States, but only a small fraction of lawyers ever become judges
Almost
law is a game and players must be highly trained
lawyers
traced back to civil and criminal inquires conducted under old ANGLO-SAXON law in England
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One of the most important functions of a trial lawyer is
jury selection
____ is not limited to criminal cases
Plea bargaining
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Chapter 3.2
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2016-10-05T18:09:08Z
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