The legislative branch and the executive branch
Regulations are needed because statutes contain basic information. Regulations contain
After the US Congress passes a bill
Statutes and regulations both
All codified laws are published in
The executive branch is required to enforce the statutes so agencies
Codifying a law means
Regulations are published in
Laws are codified so that
After a law is codified
The president can sign the bill into law or veto it.
have the same force and effect as a law.
write regulations to explain how the statutes will be enforced.
details about the law and how it will be enforced. Regulations make the law work on a day to day basis.
it is called a "statute".
the US Code.
the Code of Federal Regulations.
giving the law a number and placing it in a book.
BOTH make laws!
lawyers and other people can find the laws easily.
