The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

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1. The Uniform Commercial code (UCC) are “a set of laws that are designed to aid business by providing statutes that reflect modern commercial practices and providing remedies for breaches of its provisions” (Davidson, Forsythe, 2013). The District of Columbia (DC), Virgin Islands and all 50 states adopted portions of the UCC. There are 11 articles that reside in the UCC. From state to state there are different revised versions and no state may be similar. These particular laws help govern business transactions between the states and its territories. Such examples are sale of goods, contracts and borrowing money. Having a unified code is beneficial for businesses as it provides the both consumer and businesses protection for abiding by …show more content…

The EAP can set standards and regulations for business to follow for the protection of the environment and for the human life. THE EAP considers “Metolachlor, a widely used herbicide, as possible carcinogen” (Silver, Bertke, Hines, Alavanja, Hoppin, 2015). The EAP will look into the risk and set regulations to protect the public from health issues. Another agency would be the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA provides strict standards and regulations just like the EPA to protect the consumers and business. For consumers it protects them from potential health hazards and protects companies from becoming liable or doors to be closed by setting regulations to follow. The FDA requires smokers to have knowledge of the warning and impacts of smoking and the risk. One regulation is that the FDA requires that the labels for smokers. The same regulation stands for pharmaceuticals. http://search.proquest.com.baypath.idm.oclc.org/pqcentral/docview/1712358786/D9653B4CEEFE4AD8PQ/8?accountid=6226 …show more content…

The three branches of the United States government are Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Legislative Branch – Made up of the House and Senate. Known as congress. This branch makes the laws, declares wars, and regulates interstate and foreign commerce. Controls taxing and spending. Within the Legislative are the following organizations: Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives and Records Admin, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Compliance and the U.S. Senate. Executive Branch – Consist of the President and the president’s advisors and different departments and agencies. The Executive Branch is responsible for enforcing the laws. The organization that are within this branch are Executive Office of the President or White House, the President’s cabinet or federal agencies, Independent Agencies and Commissions, USA government, Fedworld and the Federal Information center (FIC). Judicial Branch – Consist of the US Supreme Court and Federal Judicial Center. The power of the US is vested as one Supreme

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