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Law enacted by legislative body?

anarchy


What does legislation mean?

The term "legislative" is the adjective form of the noun legislature (law-making body). The term applies to groups that "make laws", as in the US Congress or the UK Parliament. Legislative bodies are usually made up of elected representatives from states, provinces, or territories, who are called into session to investigate, propose, approve, amend, or rescind the laws of the political union. A majority or more of the total body is required to agree on enacted legislation, subject to review by the elected Executives, or by the judicial branch.


Which body is responsible for making laws such as health and safety laws?

Of the three branches in the government of the United States, the Legislative branch is responsible for making law. The Legislative branch of government is comprised of the House of Representatives, and the Senate. The other two branches of the U.S. government are the Judicial (the Supreme Court), and Executive (the President).


What is an act and statutes?

A statute is an act of parliament and an act of parliament is the legislative decree of the queen in parliament there are five different types of acts which are public general local personal and private.


What is the difference between act and regulation?

An act is a law passed by a legislative body, and may designate an administrative agency of government to implement its provisions. A regulation is a more specific description of what the designated administrative body requires as a means of implementing the Act or obtaining compliance with the Act. A regulation generally has the force of law, unless it is found to reach beyond the authority granted to the administrative body by the legislative body that passed the act in the first place.

Related Questions

What is the name given to elected legislative body in Ottawa?

house of commons


The elected head of the legislative body is called the?

Thanks for not answering it


What was the name of the legislative body that included elected representatives?

The House of Burgesseses


Members of which legislative body are not elected from single-member districts?

The U.S. Senate


What country has the worlds largest legislative body?

China has the world's largest elected legislative body with almost 3,000 representatives in the China's National People's Congress.


What country has the world's largest elected legislative body?

India has the world's largest elected legislative body, known as the Parliament of India. It consists of two houses, the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States), with a total of 790 members.


Which nation is correctly matched with the name of its elected legislative body as of 1914?

Germany-- Reichstag


What is the title given to the members of the Legislature?

The Legislative Body of Members


Who an MLA is and how the person gets elected?

An MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) is an elected representative in the legislative body of a province or territory in Canada. MLAs are elected by the residents of their electoral district through a general election process, where the candidate with the most votes in each district wins a seat in the provincial or territorial legislature.


Who elects Ohio's congress?

There is no 'congress' in Ohio, their legislative body is known as the legislature and they are elected by the citizens who vote.


Does the Declaration of Independence have any legislative power?

No, it is a document declaring the 13 Colonies from Great Britain. Legislative power has to come from a living body - the elected officials of Congress.


Was Democracy was unknown in the colonies?

Democracy was not unknown in the North American colonies. The House of Burgesses was an elected legislative body in Virginia.