Which branch enacts laws?

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

Answer: (C)

Enacting laws is the job of the legislative branch. Lawmakers draft and debate bills, amend them as needed, and vote to pass statutes. Once a bill clears the legislature and is signed (or enacted through other constitutional means), it becomes law. The legislative branch is responsible for creating the framework the government operates under.

The executive branch enforces those laws, implementing and administering programs, while the judicial branch interprets what the laws mean and resolves disputes about their application. Administrative agencies, which operate under the executive branch or as independent bodies, help implement laws by creating regulations to specify how the statutes will work in practice, but they don’t originate the laws themselves.