AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM(美國法律體系介紹))（簡體書）

《美國知識產權法律叢書：美國法律體系介紹》用原汁原味的英語詳細介紹了美國法律體系的起源、發展及實施現狀，是讀者兼具學習美國法律和提高法律英語水平的一本好書。 《美國知識產權法律叢書：美國法律體系介紹》可作為大中院校法律英語教科書。．

康大安，是美國芝加哥馬歇爾法學院教授。她不僅以優異的成績從加利福尼亞大學伯克利分校（ the University of California at Berkeley）獲得了文學士學位，而且還從耶魯大學法學院（ the Yale Law School）獲得了法學博士學位。她還曾擔任耶魯法律評論（ the Yale Law Review）的編輯。在2005年至2009年間，康大安教授還多次到我國的北京和吉林等地進行授課。．

《美國知識產權法律叢書:美國法律體系介紹》可作為大中院校法律英語教科書。

CHAPTER 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATESConstitutional HistoryThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Revolutionary WarThe Articles of ConfederationThe Constitutional ConventionRatifying the ConstitutionThe Bill of RightsThe Constitutional Plan of GovernmentThe Preamble of the ConstitutionCHAPTER1 QUESTIONSCHAPTER 2 ARTICLE I: THE LEGISLATWE BRANCHArticle I Section 1: CongressShared Law-Making PowerOversight PowerInvestigative PowerArticle I Section 2: The House of RepresentativesTerms of OfficeQualificationsApportionmentElectionsVacanciesLeadershipImpeachment PowerArticle I Section 3: The SenateTerms of OfficeQualificationsLeadershipImpeachment PowerArticle I Section 4: Elections and Annual MeetingsArticle I Section 5: Internal ProceduresInternal GovernanceJournal of ProceedingsAdjournmentCommitteesArticle I Section 6: Compensation, Immunity from Arrest,and Separation of PowersCompensationImmunity from ArrestConflicts of InterestArticle I Section 7: Revenue Bills, Presidential Veto,Checks and BalancesRevenue BillsHow Congress Enacts a Bill Into LawHow Congress Enacts a Bill Into LawThe Presidential Signature or VetoPower Conflicts and Power Sharing ArrangementsArticle I Section 8: Enumerated and Implied Powers of Congress1． The Power to Tax2． The Power to Borrow Money3． The Power to Regulate CommerceHEART OF ATLANTA MOTEL v． UNITED STATESUNITED STATES v． LOPEZ……CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE II: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCHCHAPTER 4 ARTICLE III: THE JUDICIAL BRANCHCHAPTER 5 THE AMERICAN'SYSTEM OF COURTSCHAPTER 6 THE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCTRINES OF SEPARATION OF POWERS,CHECKS AND BALANCES, AND FEDERALISMCHAPTER 7 THE CONCEPT OF RIGHTS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENTCHAPTER 8 THE CONCEPT OF RIGHTS AND THE CRIMINAL COURT PROCESSAPPENDICESGLOSSARYCHAPTER FOOTNOTESBIBLIOGRAPHY．

After a bill is introduced into a chamber, it is assigned to the appropriate Standing Committee, which then assigns it to a special- ized Subcommittee. The Subcommittee studies, prepares, and drafts the bill. After drafting, the Subcommittee holds pubhc hearings at which members of the public may present opinions in favor of or a- gainst the bill. After the hearings,the Subcommittee votes on the bill. If the Subcommittee rejects the bill, it goes no further. If the Subcommittee approves the bill, the bill is returned to the Standing Committee.
The Standing Committee then must approve or reject the bill. If the Standing Committee approves the bill, it will be sent to thefloor （ speaking area） of the chamber to be debated. The floor debates are open to the public. After the debate, members of that chamber will vote to approve the bill, reject the bill, send the bill back to its Sub- committee for more work, or table the bill （which means to ignore the bill and results in defeat）. To be approved in the House, a bill needs to receive only a simple majority of votes. The Senate approval procedure is somewhat more complicated. Before voting on a bill, the Senate must first vote for cloture -to end the debate. Under Sen- ate rules, 60 Senators must vote for cloture. Once cloture is ob- tained, approval of the bill requires only a simple majority vote. If the bill is approved, it is signed by the leader of that chamber, either the Speaker of the House or the President Pro Tempore. Bills that do not receive approval can be reintroduced in the future.
Once a bill goes through the legislative process in one chamber, it is sent to the other chamber to undergo the same process. If the bill is altered in the second chamber,it will be sent to a Conference Committee for reconciliation.