Which branch makes laws?

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

Answer: (D)

Making laws is the legislative branch’s role. Lawmakers draft, debate, and vote on bills, shaping statutes that define offenses, duties, and penalties. In many systems, a bill must pass through the legislative chambers and then be sent to the executive to be signed into law; if the executive vetoes, the legislature may override with enough votes. This process sits within a framework of checks and balances, where the executive enforces laws and the judiciary interprets and applies them in cases. In criminal justice, statutes created by the legislative branch set what constitutes crimes and how they are punished, guiding police, prosecutors, and courts in their work.