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Why is it important to criminal law that the United States has a federal system of government?
There are several different sources of law. List and explain the different sources of law. Select any criminal law and provide an overview of what would take place in a trial for a violation of your selected law.

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The main reason that it is important to criminal law that the United States has a federal system of government, is because the federal system of government allows for their to be several different sources of law. Another reason that the federal system of government is important to criminal law, is that for the defendant, the system allows for there to be several ...

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