Which of the following laws was formed by the legislative branch of the United States government?

Question

Options

• ABusiness law
• BStatutory law
• CStudy law
• DAdministrative law

• A
  14% (3)
• B
  77% (17)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Statutory law is created by legislative bodies - in the U.S. context, this means acts and statutes passed by Congress (or state legislatures), which is precisely the function of the legislative branch.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Business law is a broad legal category covering commercial transactions, not a source of law created by any single branch - it draws from statutes, common law, and regulations alike.
• C. Study law is not a recognized legal term at all; it's a fabricated distractor.
• D. Administrative law is created by the executive branch - specifically by government agencies (like the EPA or FDA) that derive rulemaking authority from Congress but operate under the executive branch.

Memory tip: Think "statute = state + legislature" - a statute is a written law enacted by a legislative body, so statutory law is the legislature's product. If you remember that agencies (executive) make administrative law and courts (judicial) make case/common law, statutory law is the only one left for the legislative branch.

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