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All codified laws are published in

Statutes and regulations both

Regulations are published in

Codifying a law means

After a law is codified

The executive branch is required to enforce the statutes so agencies

After the US Congress passes a bill

Laws are codified so that

Regulations are needed because statutes contain basic information. Regulations contain

The legislative branch and the executive branch

the Code of Federal Regulations.

BOTH make laws!

the US Code.

it is called a "statute".

write regulations to explain how the statutes will be enforced.

The president can sign the bill into law or veto it.

giving the law a number and placing it in a book.

lawyers and other people can find the laws easily.

details about the law and how it will be enforced. Regulations make the law work on a day to day basis.

have the same force and effect as a law.