The body of law created by administrative agencies to carry out duties and responsibilities is known as?

• A. Common Law
• B. Statutory law
• C. Administrative law
• D. Fiduciary

Answer: (C)

Administrative law is the body of law created by government agencies to carry out duties and responsibilities. It governs how agencies make and enforce rules, issue licenses, adjudicate disputes, and ensure compliance within the framework set by statutes. This area sits between statutes (laws passed by the legislature) and common law (law developed through court decisions), because it specifically covers the rules and procedures that agencies use to implement and regulate those statutes.

Why these other ideas aren’t the fit: common law comes from court decisions rather than agency rulemaking, statutory law refers to laws enacted by the legislature, and fiduciary describes a relationship of trust rather than a branch of law governing agencies’ actions.