Ok kiddo! So, you know how we live in a big country called the United States of America? Well, the people who run our country made rules that everyone has to follow so we can all be safe and fair to each other.
These rules are called “laws” and they help us know what we can and can’t do. But because our country is so big, there are different states and cities, and they all have their own rules too.
That’s where federal law comes in. The people who run our country made some really important rules that everyone in every state has to follow. These rules are called “federal laws”.
For example, some of these laws say that we have to wear seatbelts in the car, we can’t steal from other people, and we can’t hurt other people on purpose. If we break these rules, the police can come and give us a ticket or even take us to jail.
So, federal law is basically like a big umbrella that covers everyone in the country, to make sure we all follow the same important rules.