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The three branches of the federal government — legislative, executive, and judicial — operate within a constitutional system known as "checks and balances." This means that although each branch is formally separate from the other two, the Constitution often requires cooperation among the branches. Federal laws, for example, are passed by Congress and signed by the President.

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The FTC deals with issues that touch the economic life of every American. It is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy. The FTC pursues vigorous and effective law enforcement; advances consumers’ interests by sharing its expertise with federal and state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies; develops policy and research tools through hearings, workshops, and conferences.

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The Comptroller General, head of the Government Accountability Office, issues legal decisions and legal opinions on appropriations law, bid protests, and other issues of federal law. The Comptroller General is also required by statute to report to congressional committees about certain federal vacancies and on major rules proposed by federal agencies. The Office of General Counsel is the GAO office responsible for carrying out these functions and issuing decisions, opinions, and reports.

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The Workers' Compensation Division is responsible for the administration of the Alabama Workers' Compensation Law to ensure proper payment of benefits to employees injured on the job and encourage safety in the work place.

Resources on all aspects of domestic and intercountry adoption, including adoption from foster care. Includes information for prospective and adoptive parents; information about searching for birth relatives; and resources for professionals on recruiting adoptive families, preparing children and youth, supporting birth parents, and providing postadoption services.

This section includes summaries of the legal issues involved in planning for, conducting, and finalizing any type of adoption, including consent to adoption and postadoption contact agreements between birth and adoptive families. It also includes and summaries of legal and court issues involved in adoption.

"Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.

The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition.

In 1994, the Department of Justice established the ADA Mediation Program. Initially funded through the ADA Technical Assistance Program, the Mediation Program now operates under a contract with the Key Bridge Foundation.

The ABA Center on Children and the Law, a program of the Young Lawyers Division, aims to improve children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice and public policy.

Founded in 1994, the mission of the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence ("the Commission") is to increase access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking by mobilizing the legal profession.

The Overview of FTC Antitrust Actions in Health Care Services and the Overview of FTC Antitrust Actions in Pharmaceutical Services contain summaries of more than 200 public antitrust actions that the Commission has taken involving competition enforcement in health care markets.

The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote economic competition through enforcing and providing guidance on antitrust laws and principles.

The State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) provides aid and sustainable solutions for refugees, victims of conflict and stateless people around the world, through repatriation, local integration, and resettlement in the United States.

This working paper was prepared in Population Division with the collaboration of Kay Jung. Special tabulations were provided by Marie Pees. Several reviewers provided useful comments: Larry H. Long, Judy G. Belton, Rosalind R. Bruno, Rodger V. Johnson, Linda B. Kehm, Dianne Schmidley, and Paul M. Siegel.

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The U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School Library External Link in Charlottesville, VA, holds extensive collections of primary source materials and publications in the field of military law. Selections from these collections are now being made accessible in full text PDF versions via the Library of Congress Federal Research Division (FRD) Web site. As more materials are converted to digital formats, they will be added to this page.

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