Federal law originates with the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to enact statutes for certain limited purposes like regulating interstate commerce. The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes. Many statutes give executive branch agencies the power to create regulations, which are published in the Federal Register and codified into the Code of Federal Regulations. Regulations generally also carry the force of law under the Chevron doctrine. Many lawsuits turn on the meaning of a federal statute or regulation, and judicial interpretations of such meaning carry legal force under the principle of stare decisis. COUNT 10
QSN1 What does federal law come from? ANS1 the Constitution QSN2 What gives Congress limited power to enact statutes? ANS2 the Constitution QSN3 What do you call the official compilation and codification of federal statutes? ANS3 The United States Code QSN4 Where are regulations published? ANS4 in the Federal Register QSN5 Where are regulations codified into? ANS5 Code of Federal Regulations QSN6 Where does federal law begin? ANS6 the Constitution QSN7 Who has the power and right to enact statutes for interstate dealings? ANS7 Congress QSN8 What is the compilation and codification of all federal statutes? ANS8 The United States Code QSN9 Who do the statutes give the power of creating regulations? ANS9 executive branch agencies QSN10 Where are the regulations from executive branch agencies found? ANS10 the Code of Federal Regulations