by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is Statutory Law? State contract law comes in two forms, statutes and common law. Statutory law, as the name implies, is determined by statutes (or regulations) passed by the state government. What is the Common Law?Common law, on the other hand, is the law that...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Executive Branch?The executive branch is controlled by the President of the United States. Next Article: The Judicial Branch Back to: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW How does the Executive Branch check the power of the other branches of government?The Executive Branch...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What are the common law and civil law systems?Two legal systems exist within the United States, the common law system and the civil law system. Forty-nine of the fifty US States exclusively follow the common law system. Louisiana is the one US state that recognizes...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Contract Clause?Article I, Section 10 states that, No state shall pass any Law impairing the obligation of contracts. This is known as the Contract Clause. Next Article: 1st Amendment of the US Constitution Back to: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW What does the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
How does freedom of religion affect business practice?Businesses are subject to employment discrimination laws. That is, pursuant to Title VII, businesses cannot discriminate against employees for their religious beliefs or practices – with certain...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
[cite] Back to: GOVERNMENT, THE LEGAL SYSTEM, &ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Definition The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee established by the United States...
