ABSTRACT
Regulations and laws are central social constructs that provide guidance for all societies around the globe. Governments create laws in a number of ways with various intents for a myriad of purposes. In the U.S., laws are created by the Congress, a body of officials elected by the citizenry, who are charged with the governance of the country by representing the common, public good. The Congress proposes and passes laws that are relatively general in nature and intended to address some particular issue in a fashion that can be consistently applied by all who are affected by them. Once passed, laws are remanded to the appropriate government or administrative agency which then decides on how these laws are to be applied. These “applications of law” are called regulations. Regulations serve as the practical foundation from which citizens adhere to the law as it was originally intended.
