Download The U.S. Legal System File

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• Executive Branch
– headed by the U.S. President
• Legislative Branch
– includes the two houses of
Congress
• House of Representatives
• Senate
• Judicial Branch
– is the U.S. courts
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• Include:
– statutory law
– administrative law
– common law
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• Is written by the legislative branch
• For example:
– the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
• is a set of standardized laws
business transactions
• is adopted in most states
throughout the United States
governing
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• Is rules, regulations and interpretations of
statutory law set forth by administrative
agencies and commissions
• Is enforced on corporations by administrative
agencies
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• Is based on precedents established by judges’
decisions
• Began in England
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• Labor Unions
– are organizations formed to represent workers
and prevent unfair labor practices
– has members who are typically employees of the
same type of occupation or industry
• Wagner Act of 1935
– is also known as the National Labor Relations Act
– gives workers the right to organize a union and
bargain with management
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• Is when union representatives and
management come together to
discuss issues arising between
employees and employers
• Union workers strike when an
agreement cannot be reached
• Examples for discussion include:
– pay, working conditions,
work hours, benefits
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• Stopped the following:
– featherbedding
• labor unions forcing companies to hire unnecessary
workers
– closed shops
• requiring businesses to hire only union members
• Legalized the following:
– right-to-work laws
• allows employees the right to work for a company whether
or not they decide to join the union
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