alleryStart learning →Who makes federal laws?
AThe U.S. President
BThe Supreme Court
CThe state courts
DThe U.S. Congress
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The U.S. Congress
1. Federal laws are the laws that apply to the whole country.
2. Congress makes them, working through the Senate and the House of Representatives.
3. The President signs bills that Congress has already passed, so the President does not make the laws.
_Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 16_
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