American Legal System
If you are eager to start your studies with some advance reading, here are several short articles covering U.S. law, government and history.
Two sources that you might find useful for some background on American law are the (1) Introduction to the American Legal System; and (2) Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons. The first excerpt is a chapter from a Legal Reasoning textbook that provides an overview of the common law system. The second item gives facts about the U.S. Constitution and government structure and is from the U.S. government's citizenship exam. You may also find it helpful to view How an Idea Becomes a Law, a graphic representation offered by the North Carolina legislature.
