Regulation vs. Law LSM 417

What is a regulation? What is a law? Understanding the difference between a regulation and a law may seem difficult at first. They seem to be very similar and most people do not take time to distinguish the difference between the two. Federal laws are bills that have passed both houses of Congress, been signed by the president, passed over the president's veto, or allowed to become law without the president's signature (United States Senate, n.d.). Individual laws or acts are put in order according to subject in the United States Code. Regulations are rules made by executive departments and agencies (United States Senate, n.d.). Regulations are put in order according to subject in the Code of Federal Regulations. Federal,...