united states legal process
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June 18, 2003
VIA REGULAR MAIL
Jeff Lawrence
1243 Mountain Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040
Dear Jeff:
Per your request, the following is a condensed description of the United States legal process.
Jeff, although there are numerous ways of describing the United States legal process, these three perspectives-the three branches perspective, the federal and state perspective-and the relationship between the three branches and the law they create perspective-are the foundation on which to understand the United States government.
The United States government is comprised of three branches-the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. Each of the three branches has the power to create law. The executive branch has the power to implement and enforce laws. In the federal system, the executive power is vested in the President; in the individual states, it is vested in the governor. One function of the executive branch is that the President can control the lawmaking function of the legislative branch.
Although the President has some control over the legislative branch, the legislative branch can exercise power over the other two branches. It can check the actions of the executive branch by enacting or refusing to enact legislation requested by the executive branch. The legislative branch can also control the judiciary through its power to establish courts...