American Law : How It Works / Promedion (Firm).

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This program traces the history of the U.S. legal system from its origins in English common law; through the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and amendments; to current legislative and judicial processes. It defines such terms as habeas corpus, voir dire, and stare decisis and explores Supreme Court de...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Infobase (Film distributor)
Promedion (Firm)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Promedion (Firm), [2004]
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Constitutional history.
Jurisprudence > History.
Law > History.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (33 min., 6 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
How It Works
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
This program traces the history of the U.S. legal system from its origins in English common law; through the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and amendments; to current legislative and judicial processes. It defines such terms as habeas corpus, voir dire, and stare decisis and explores Supreme Court decisions.
Note:Originally released by Promedion (Firm), 2004.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 31, 2016.
Interest Grade Level:
7-12.
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, July 16, 2016)