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FEDERAL LEVELFEDERAL LEVEL 4 SOURCES OF LAW4 SOURCES OF LAW

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CONSTITUTIONCONSTITUTION

LEGISLATIVE BRANCHLEGISLATIVE BRANCH

EXECUTIVE BRANCHEXECUTIVE BRANCH

JUDICIAL BRANCHJUDICIAL BRANCH

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CONSTITUTIONCONSTITUTION

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CONSTITUTIONCONSTITUTION

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Creates 3 branches of thefederal government (the othersources of federal law)Limits power of the othersources

U.S. CONSTITUTIONU.S. CONSTITUTION

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCHLEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCHLEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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House of RepresentativesSenate

U.S. CONGRESSU.S. CONGRESS

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LAWMAKING PROCESSLAWMAKING PROCESS

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PUBLIC LAWS & PRIVATE LAWSPUBLIC LAWS & PRIVATE LAWS

United States Statutes at Large (Stat.)Published chronologically

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PERMANENT PUBLIC LAWS CODIFIEDPERMANENT PUBLIC LAWS CODIFIED (I.E. ARRANGED BY TOPIC)(I.E. ARRANGED BY TOPIC)

54 TITLES54 TITLES

Official VersionUnited States Code

Unofficial VersionsUnited States Code AnnotatedUnited States Code Service

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EXECUTIVE BRANCHEXECUTIVE BRANCH

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EXECUTIVE BRANCHEXECUTIVE BRANCH

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PresidentExecutive OrdersTreaties

AdministrativeAgencies

Regulations

U.S. EXECUTIVE BRANCHU.S. EXECUTIVE BRANCH

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIESADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

TOO MANY! AHHHHH!TOO MANY! AHHHHH!

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Enabled by the LegislativeBranch (U.S. Congress) to makelawRules must be promulgated tobecome law

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIESADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

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PROPOSED AND NEW RULESPROPOSED AND NEW RULES

FEDERAL REGISTERFEDERAL REGISTER

Daily news from the executive branchAll proposed rules, agency notices, executive orders publishedFinal rules promulgated here

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CODIFIED ASCODIFIED AS CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONSCODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Permanent RegulationsOrganized by topics (Titles)

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JUDICIAL BRANCHJUDICIAL BRANCH

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JUDICIAL BRANCHJUDICIAL BRANCH

Image By , at Wikimedia CommonsMattWade CC BY-SA 3.0

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Image By , at Wikimedia Commons

Supreme Court of the UnitedStates

Judicial Opinions & CourtRules

United States Courts of AppealJudicial Opinions & CourtRules

United States District CourtsJudicial Opinions & CourtRules

UNITED STATES JUDICIAL BRANCHUNITED STATES JUDICIAL BRANCH

MattWade CC BY-SA3.0

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Image By , at Wikimedia Commons

Official ReporterUnited States Reports (U.S.)

Unofficial ReportersSupreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) by Thomson WestUnited States Supreme CourtReports, Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed.) by LexisNexis

U.S. SUPREME COURTU.S. SUPREME COURT

MattWade CC BY-SA3.0

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NOT CODIFIED‽NOT CODIFIED‽

Judicial Opinions aren't arranged by topic, and they remain inreporters chronologically.

Find all Judicial Opinions on a topic by using the reporter's digest.

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SUPREME COURT DIGESTSUPREME COURT DIGEST

United State Supreme Court Digest

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No Official ReporterUnofficial Reporter

Federal Reporter (F.) by Thomson West

UNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEALUNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEAL

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UNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEAL DIGESTUNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEAL DIGEST

Federal Practice Digest

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What is the name of the Federal Court of Appeal in yourjurisdiction?

United States Court of Appeals for the — Circuit

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS

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No Official ReporterUnofficial Reporter

Federal Supplement (F.Supp.) by Thomson West

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS

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What is the name of the Federal trial court in your jurisdiction?

United States District Court for the —

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THE ENDTHE ENDreturn to chart

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