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3| Introduction to Law and the Legal System:

Sources of Law

 The U.S. Constitution is

the primary source of all

laws in the U.S.

 Primary authority is a

direct source of the law,

while secondary authority

compiles and analyzes

primary authority

 Substantive law addresses

legal topics, while

procedural law covers how

laws are implemented &

defended

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