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Law of the United States
The
law of the United States
comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of
law
, of which the most important is the
United States Constitution
, the foundation of the
federal government
of the
United States
. The Constitution sets out the boundaries of federal law, which consists of
acts of Congress
,
treaties
ratified by the
Senate
, regulations promulgated by the
executive branch
, and
case law
originating from the
federal judiciary
. The
United States Code
is the official compilation and
codification
of general and permanent federal statutory law.
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