American Judicial System
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Heidi Plain
Dogma
The judicial system of the United States allows all Americans to
receive a fair criminal trial regardless of personal wealth, gender, race, and
ethnic background. Courts of law are used in an attempt to administer justice
by the application and interpretation of the law. Due to the provisions
established by the Constitution it is therefore believed that the Judicial System
is operated to the benefit of every citizen, not a select few.
The most obvious evidence of the efforts to uphold justice is apparent
in the United States Court System. These courts enforce “that which must be
obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or legal consequences: a
body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority , and
having binding legal force.”(The...