United States federal law

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body of law legal system

United States federal law is the body of statutes, regulations, and constitutional provisions enacted or authorized by the federal government that governs the entire country and prevails over conflicting state laws.

Aliases (10)

United States federal jurisdiction ×6
U.S. federal law ×2
United States law ×2
United States federal campaign finance law ×1
United States federal election law ×1
United States federal statutory law ×1
United States federal tax system ×1
United States monetary law ×1
United States public law ×1
United States statutory law ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of law → legal system →
appliesTo	entire United States → federal territories of the United States →
authorizes	creation of federal administrative agencies →
basedOn	common law tradition →
bindingOn	federal government → individuals within United States jurisdiction → state governments when preempted →
codifiedIn	United States Code →
constitutionalBasis	United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	United States federal government →
enforcedBy	executive branch of the United States → federal administrative agencies →
hasComponent	United States Constitution → executive orders → federal case law → federal regulations → federal statutes → treaties of the United States →
historicalOrigin	ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788 →
includes	administrative law → antitrust law → bankruptcy law → civil law → civil rights law → criminal law → environmental law → immigration law → intellectual property law → labor law → military law → securities law → social security law → tax law →
includesPrinciple	checks and balances → federal preemption → judicial review → separation of powers →
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States → federal judiciary of the United States →
legislatedBy	United States Congress →
regulationsCodifiedIn	Code of Federal Regulations →
sourceOfAuthority	commerce clause → enumerated powers of Congress → necessary and proper clause →
supremacyClauseSource	Article VI of the United States Constitution →
supremacyOver	conflicting state laws →

Referenced by (115)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
84-851 → Area Redevelopment Act amendments → Article XI – Miscellaneous Rules → Clayton Act provisions → Code of Federal Regulations → David J. Barron → Government of the United States Virgin Islands → Internal Revenue Code → Navajo Nation → Necessary and Proper Clause ("United States law") → Subtitle B – Estate and Gift Taxes → Subtitle D – Miscellaneous Excise Taxes → Subtitle I – Trust Fund Code → Supremacy Clause → Title 12 of the United States Code → Title 16 of the United States Code → Title 22 of the United States Code → Title 28 of the United States Code → Title 33 of the United States Code → Title 42 of the United States Code → Title 48 of the United States Code → Title 50 of the United States Code → Title II Role of Public Programs → United States in tax litigation → United States v. Chelsea Manning → William J. Hochul Jr. →	legalSystem
BRB → Benefits Review Board → Cantwell v. Connecticut → Chapter 3 – Protection of the President; United States Secret Service → Digital Millennium Copyright Act → Enforcement Clause → Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association → National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay → National Security Letter → Office of Regulatory Affairs ("United States federal jurisdiction") → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims → Ollie’s Barbecue case → Regulation Z → Steward Machine Co. v. Davis → Subtitle IV – Money → Title 38 of the United States Code → Title IX – Intervention and Removal of Cases → Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions → Van Orden v. Perry →	jurisdiction
D.V.I. → District Court of the Virgin Islands → Fourth federal judicial circuit → United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas → United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida → United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan → Western District of Washington →	appliesLaw
Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs → SLSDC → Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation → Selective Service System → U.S. Pacific municipal governments ("U.S. federal law") → United States merchant marine → Zhemchug Canyon ("United States federal jurisdiction") →	governedBy
81st United States Congress ("United States federal jurisdiction") → 84th United States Congress → Patriot Day ("United States federal jurisdiction") → Securities Act Amendments of 1964 ("United States federal jurisdiction") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States → National Reconnaissance Office → Philadelphia Mint → United States Army Institute of Heraldry →	governingLaw
National Security Division → Sergeant at Arms of the Senate → U.S. National Forest → United States Ambassador to Samoa →	legalAuthority
Guy T. Helvering ("United States federal tax system") → Helvering v. Clifford → South Dakota v. Dole →	hasJurisdiction
National Historical Parks of the United States → Treasurer of the United States → United States Capitol Police →	hasLegalBasis
ATF → BGN ("United States public law") → United States Secretary of Agriculture →	legalBasis
Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture → Seal of the United States Public Health Service →	authority
Alaska Time Zone → Pacific Standard Time →	legalDefinitionJurisdiction
Chapter 4 – Delegation of Functions → Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States →	legalDomain
National preserve ("U.S. federal law") → United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development →	legalFramework
Act of Congress ("United States statutory law") → United States territorial law →	partOf
Alabama–Mississippi border →	appliesLegalSystem
Title IX of the USA PATRIOT Act →	belongsToDomain
American →	citizenshipRegulatedBy
Coinage Act of 1853 ("United States monetary law") →	classification
Title VI Miscellaneous Provisions ("United States federal statutory law") →	codifiedIn
Bloomberg Law →	coversJurisdiction
SecAg →	createdBy
Militia Acts of the United States →	fieldOfWork
Samoa Time Zone →	governingAuthorityForAmericanSamoa
Oak Grove, Missouri →	isSubjectTo
Belmont, Colorado →	isSubjectToFederalLaw
Virginia's 7th congressional district ("United States federal election law") →	lawGoverningElections
Federal Air Marshal Service →	legalAuthorityFrom
George "Machine Gun" Kelly →	legalJurisdiction
John Templeton Foundation →	nonProfitStatusJurisdiction
Title VI – Nuclear Matters ("United States federal jurisdiction") →	region
Committee to Re-elect the President ("United States federal campaign finance law") →	regulatedBy
Skanska USA Building Inc. →	regulatoryJurisdiction
Howard's U.S. Supreme Court Reports →	subject
Lawyers’ Edition →	subjectArea
Black →	subjectMatter
Treaties of the United States →	subjectTo
KeyCite →	supportsJurisdiction
Stat. →	usedInJurisdiction
U.S. Virgin Islands ("United States law") →	usesLegalSystem