Praxis II Government and Political Science

Answer: A - The US legal system is based on English common law. Common law includes certain features such as trial by jury, right to an attorney, and the adversarial court system, in which two sides try to beat each other. Common law is the basis for the US federal court system and the court systems in 49/50 states. Louisiana, coming from a French and Spanish heritage, has a hybrid system of common and civil law.