by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Judicial Branch?The judicial branch was created by Article III of the US Constitution. More specifically, Article III created the United States Supreme Court. All subordinate federal courts were authorized by Congress.The judicial branch, like the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the difference between public law and private law?The distinction between public law and private law concerns who the law directly governs or affects. It also concerns who is primarily charged with enforcing the law. What is Public Law? Public law consists of...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is civil law?Civil law may refer to a system of law, but it generally refers to civil actions which are legal actions between individuals. Do not be confused by the various uses of the word civil within the legal system.In this case, it means suing or bringing a...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is Federalism?Federalism regards the separation between a central government and independent governmental sub-units. In the US system, federalism is the separation between the federal and state governments. Federalism and the US ConstitutionArticle IV of the US...
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...
