Administrative Law is characterized by rules and regulations created by administrative agencies to supplement statutes and executive orders. Which option best classifies this body of law?

• A. Statutory Law
• B. Common Law
• C. Constitutional Law
• D. Administrative Law

Answer: (D)

Administrative law governs how government agencies issue rules to implement statutes and executive orders. This body of law focuses on the procedures agencies use to create regulations, interpret statutes, and enforce them, filling in the details that statutes and presidential orders leave vague. That makes it the best fit because the question describes rules and regulations produced by administrative agencies to supplement higher laws, which is exactly what administrative (regulatory) law covers.

Statutory law, by contrast, refers to the statutes themselves—the written laws enacted by the legislature. Common law arises from court decisions and precedents rather than agency rulemaking. Constitutional law deals with the fundamental framework of government and constitutional rights.