Who makes the federal laws?

• A. The President
• B. Congress
• C. The Supreme Court
• D. Federal Agencies

Answer: (B)

Lawmaking power for the federal government rests with Congress, the legislative branch made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress creates laws by drafting a bill, debating it, and voting on it. If both houses pass the same version, it goes to the President, who can sign it into law or veto it. Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds majority in both chambers. The President proposes legislation and can shape it, but cannot by themselves create federal laws. The Supreme Court interprets laws, not make them, and federal agencies write regulations to implement existing laws, not replace the legislative process. So the body that makes federal laws is Congress.