Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law

Understanding the legal concepts related to the structure and function of the US Government.

• Legal Theory & Foundations
• Genesis of law?
• Natural Law - Definition
• Law and Economic Strength - Explained
• Communism - Definition
• Capitalism - Definition
• What is the Rule of Law?
• Law and Property Rights
• Recognizing Property Rights
• Common Law vs Civil Law Systems
• Public Law vs Private Law
• Civil Law vs Criminal Law
• Substantive and Procedural Law
• Statutory and Common Law
• Sources of Federal, State, and Local Law
• United States Code of Laws - Definition
• Legal System Allows for Business Entities
• Role of the Judiciary in the Legal System
• US Constitution (Intro)
• What is included in the US Constitution?
• Executive Branch and the Law
• Legislative Branch and the Law
• Judicial Branch and the Law
• Separation of Powers - Checks & Balances
• Autocracy
• Unicameral System - Definition
• Bicameral System - Definition
• Federalism in the US System
• Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution
• Commerce Clause of the US Constitution
• Taxing and Spending Power in US Constitution
• Full Faith and Credit Clause
• Privileges and Immunities Clause
• Emolument - Definition
• Contract Clause of the US Constitution
• 1st Amendment of US Constitution
• Freedom of Speech
• 1st Amendment - Exception to Freedom of Speech
• Fighting Words and the 1st Amendment
• Obscene Speech and the 1st Amendment
• Political Speech and the 1st Amendment
• Political Action Committee (Super Pac) - Definition
• Commercial Speech and the 1st Amendment
• Defamation and the 1st Amendment
• Overbreadth and Overly Broad Laws
• Freedom of Religion
• Businesses and Religious Freedom
• Freedom of Assembly or Association
• Freedom of the Press - Explained
• What is the 5th Amendment?
• 5th Amendment - Federal Due Process Clause
• 14th Amendment of the US Constitution
• Incorporation Doctrine - Explanation & Cases
• What is the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
• Standards for Constitutionality of a Law
• Minimum Rationality or Rational Basis Review
• Strict Scrutiny Standard of Constitutional Review
• Intermediate Scrutiny or Quasi-Strict Scrutiny
• Judicial Restraint vs Judicial Activism
• Administrative Law (Intro)
• What are Administrative Agencies?
• Functions of Administrative Agencies
• Authority for Administrative Agency Functions
• How are Administrative Agencies Organized?
• Appointing and Removing Agency Personnel
• Process for Creating Administrative Regulations
• Authority to Review Agency Rulemaking
• Authority to Review Administrative Court Decisions
• Advantages of Administrative Agencies
• Disadvantages of Administrative Regulations?
• Department of Treasury
• Department of Transportation
• Civil Society Organizations
• Commonwealth - Definition
• Interstate Commerce Commission - Definition
• Joint Economic Committee Definition
• Interstate Commerce Act - Definition
• Office of Management and Budget - Definition
• Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) - Definition
• Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 - Definition
• Self-Regulatory Organization - Definition
• Section 301 (Trade Act) - Explained
• Section 201 (Trade Act) - Explained
• Documents Under Seal - Definition
• Federal Emergency Management Agency - Definition
• US Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Definition
• Department of Commerce - Definition
• United States Information Agency - Definition
• United States Travel and Tourism Administration - Definition
• Advanced Encryption Standard - Definition
• Dark Money - Definition
• Net Neutrality - Definition
• Office of the Comptroller of Currency - Definition
• Ombudsman - Definition
• Sequestration (Government) - Definition
• Council of Economic Advisers - Definition
• Aaron's Law - Definition
• Infrastructure - Definition
• Private Sector - Explained
• Public-Private Partnership - Definition
• Sunshine Laws - Definition
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Definition
• Comptroller General - Definition
• Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
• Bureau of Census - Definition
• ABCD Counties - Definition
• Federal Communications Commission - Definition
• Bureau of Public Debt - Definition
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Definition
• Maritime Administration - Definition
• American Petroleum Institute - Definition