The Legislative Branch (Guided Notes)
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The document discusses the three branches of the US government established by the Constitution: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. It focuses on providing an overview of the legislative branch, noting that Congress is established in Article I and is made up of two chambers - the House of Representatives and the Senate. The legislative branch has the power to make laws through the process of legislation.
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2. How do the other two branches of government balance the judiciary?
3. How are the state and federal courts structured?
4. What are the primary differences between trial and appellate courts?
5. How does the Supreme Court do its work?
As you now know, laws are meaningless if they are not enforced. Companies have to make a barrage of decisions daily, from product development to marketing to strategies to maintain growth, but most of these are based on sound business acumen rather than legal requirements. If a company does violate a law, however, it must be held accountable. Typically, that accountability comes in the form of a lawsuit heard in court. Whether a suit is brought by a supplier, customer, employee, shareholder, or other stakeholder, litigation is a fact of life for companies. As future business professionals, being familiar with our court system will lay the foundation for your understanding of the litigation process.
2.1 The Third Branch
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Understand the constitutional basis for the judicial branch.
2. Explore the differences among the three branches of government.
3. Learn about the chief justice’s role in judicial administration.
4. Explore the concept of judicial review.
5. Become familiar with how the other two branches check and control the judiciary.
Under the federal Constitution, power is separated among three branches of government. Article I of the Constitution allocates t ...
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1) The document discusses the role of the judiciary branch and different approaches to interpreting the constitution, such as originalism, loose interpretation, and strict interpretation.
2) It provides notes on key aspects of the judiciary, including that it is designed to be the most independent branch to protect minority rights, and has the power to strike down laws or force actions through judicial review.
3) The notes also cover different views on the court's role, whether it should actively solve controversies through judicial activism or show restraint and allow other branches to act first.
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