Legislatures did not originate the elements of the original English/American which type of law?

• A. Statutory Law
• B. Administrative Law
• C. Common Law
• D. Case Law

Answer: (C)

Common Law is the system that developed in England and was carried to America, built from judges’ decisions and the doctrine of precedent rather than written statutes. Legislatures create statutory law, and administrative agencies develop regulations to implement those statutes. Case law refers to the body of decisions made by courts, which grows within the common-law framework. Because the original English/American framework came from judge-made rules and precedent, not from legislative enactments, this is the type of law that did not originate with legislatures.