Statutory law is enacted by which entities?

• A. The President
• B. Administrative Agencies
• C. Congress and State Legislatures
• D. Courts

Answer: (C)

Statutory law is written law created by legislative bodies. At the national level, that means Congress, and at the state level, state legislatures. The President’s role is to sign or veto bills, not to create statutes by himself. Administrative agencies aren’t enacting statutes either; they draft regulations to implement statutes, and those regulations have force as part of administrative or regulatory law. Courts interpret statutes and apply them to cases, sometimes shaping how the law is understood through case decisions, but they do not write statutory laws.