Unit One Introduction to the American Legal System
Lesson One Complexity in the American Legal System
Lesson Two The Adversary System in the American Judi Process
Lesson Three Commencing a Lawsuit
Lesson Four Pre-Trial Discovery
Lesson Five The Trial
Lesson Six Judgment,Enforcement,and Appeal
Lesson Seven Criminal Process
Unit Two Constitutional Law
Lesson One The Institutions of Government
Lesson Two Separation of Powers
Lesson Three Federal-State Relations
Lesson Four Civil Liberties
Unit Three Contracts
Lesson One Introduction
Lesson Two Performance and Non-Performance
Lesson Three Contract Remedies and Computation of Damages
Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties
Unit Four The Law of Property
Lesson One Property: Real and Personal
Lesson Two Transfer of Real Property
Lesson Three Intellectual Property
Unit Five Tort Law
Lesson One Introduction to Tort Law
Lesson Two Intentional Torts
Lesson Three Negligence
Lesson Four Liability Without Fault and Products Liability
Unit Six Corporate Law
Lesson One Formation of Corporations
Lesson Two Management and Control
Lesson Three Corporate Dissolutions,Mergers,and Consolidations
Lesson Four Securities Regulation
Lesson Five Contests for Control
Appendix Ⅰ Key to Exercises
Appendix Ⅱ Text Translation

本教材分六章二十八课，简要介绍了美国的法律制度、宪法、民事程序以及民商法的基本内容（合同、财产、侵权和公司法），每课课文都配有词汇表、注释、重点词例句以及各种口笔头练习，练习均附有答案，便于学生、教师和自学者使用。