Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• A. Executive
• B. Legislative
• C. Judicial
• D. Administrative

Answer: (B)

Making laws is the job of the legislative branch. Lawmakers draft and debate bills, vote to pass them, and then send approved measures to the executive to be signed into law or vetoed. When a bill becomes law, it sets rules and policies for the government to follow. The executive branch enforces these laws and runs government programs, and it can approve or veto what the legislature sends. The judicial branch interprets laws and decides how they should be applied in real cases. Administrative functions, meanwhile, happen within the executive through various agencies, but they aren’t a separate law-making branch. So the branch that makes laws is the legislative one.