system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: The difference between Laws, Statutes, and Ordinances in the USA?
gpt
Statutes and ordinances are laws. Statutes are promulgated by the federal and state government. Ordinances are promulgated by counties and cities. 

Statutes will apply in the whole state or country (if federal). Ordinances will only apply in the particular city or county where they are passed.