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Legal Hierarchy: Legislative Branch

Basic Concepts

Common Legal Resources

Statutes
Bills
Hearings
Committee Reports
Floor Debates

US Capitol

Important Links

Senate Organization Chart
The House Explained
The Legislative Process
How Our Laws Are Made
Enactment of a Law
THOMAS--Legislative Information from the Library of Congress
A free resource available for locating legislative materials.
US Code from Legal Information Institute
This free online resource provides access to the United States Code as well as various other primary legal resources.
CALI Lesson: Introduction to State and Federal Statutes