Rules and Regulations passed by the Federal Trade Commission are examples of which type of law?

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

Answer: (B)

Rules and regulations created by government agencies like the Federal Trade Commission come from the agency’s authority to implement statutes enacted by Congress. This body of law governs how agencies operate and how they write and enforce rules, making it administrative law. The FTC’s regulations interpret and apply federal laws—such as those governing advertising and unfair or deceptive practices—and have the force of law, even though they originate from the agency under its enabling statute and are developed through a formal rulemaking process (often with notice and public comment). This distinguishes administrative law from constitutional law (which concerns the Constitution and constitutional rights), common law (case decisions that establish precedents), and statutory law (the actual statutes written by the legislature). So the FTC’s rules exemplify administrative law.