Title: Describe the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the legal system.
Course: Business Law (12054-18) > Section: Examining the Foundations of a Legal System

Description should define the concept of “separation of powers” set forth in the U.S. Constitution and should identify the duties of each branch of government:

- Legislative (Congress)
  - passes laws
  - established by Article I of the Constitution

- Executive (president, vice president, cabinet departments)
  - administers laws
  - established by Article II of the Constitution

- Judicial (Supreme Court)
  - interprets laws
  - established by Article III of the Constitution