Laws
How are the rules made?
How a bill becomes a law, how federal, state and local laws fit together, and what the Constitution and the Bill of Rights say.
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How does a bill become a law?
A federal bill becomes law when the House and Senate pass the same text and the president signs it. It also becomes law if Congress overrides a veto, or if the president holds it 10 days, not counting Sundays, while Congress is in session.
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How do federal, state and local laws fit together?
Why federal, state and local laws can all apply to you, what the Supremacy Clause and preemption mean, and where local governments get their powers.
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What are the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
What the US Constitution sets up, what the Bill of Rights protects, how the 27 amendments were added and how Article V lets the Constitution change.
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What is the difference between a law, a regulation and an executive order?
How statutes, agency regulations, executive orders and local ordinances differ, how federal rules are made, and how courts review agencies today.