Within the US for a law to be effective it must have been passed. Proposed laws are not always passed. They can fail to be voted into effect or they can be vetoed by the President.
The President of the United States signs bills into law after the bills have been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.
Yes they can, and they have. Some have been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court after being passed. In general, federal law supersedes state law.
The type of law that that is passed after the deed is done is called an ex post facto law. These are expressly forbidden by the Constitution.
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None. This is because to be a "law" it MUST have been passed by congress.,
Call your local congressman about that.
any of the admendments or laws that have been passed
IN the US, a bill that has been passed by Congress become law when the President signs it.
Before a law is passed, it is commonly referred to as a bill. Bills are proposed pieces of legislation that undergo a series of debates and revisions before they can be voted on by the legislative body to become a law.
Proposed laws are called bills. If a bill is passed, it may become a law, depending on the action taken by the President.
you are oversimplifying what a "law" is. You are likely thinking statutory law, and thus are thinking legislation. However ordinances are law as well, as is common law. You have your answer, but hopefully you have learned more.
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The contract will say which law is in effect but cannot be canged after it has been signed so will be the law that was there when it was signed.
It is a law that has been passed by the legislature - signed by the cheif executive and is currently vailid and enforceable.