Which body is the main law-making body in the United States?

Which body is the main law-making body in the United States?

• A. The Congress
• B. The Supreme Court
• C. The President
• D. The Cabinet

Answer: (A)

Laws are created by Congress, the United States’ main law-making body. Congress is made up of two houses—the Senate and the House of Representatives—which together review and approve proposed laws. A bill needs to pass in both houses before it goes to the President to sign into law. If the President vetoes, Congress can still enact the bill with a two-thirds vote in both houses, showing how the branches check and balance each other in the lawmaking process. Other branches don’t make laws in the same way. The Supreme Court interprets and applies laws, deciding how they should be understood and enforced. The President can influence lawmaking by proposing legislation and by signing or vetoing bills, but does not alone create laws. The Cabinet serves as advisers to the President, not as lawmakers.

Laws are created by Congress, the United States’ main law-making body. Congress is made up of two houses—the Senate and the House of Representatives—which together review and approve proposed laws. A bill needs to pass in both houses before it goes to the President to sign into law. If the President vetoes, Congress can still enact the bill with a two-thirds vote in both houses, showing how the branches check and balance each other in the lawmaking process.

Other branches don’t make laws in the same way. The Supreme Court interprets and applies laws, deciding how they should be understood and enforced. The President can influence lawmaking by proposing legislation and by signing or vetoing bills, but does not alone create laws. The Cabinet serves as advisers to the President, not as lawmakers.