Question 18: What part of the federal government writes laws?

Official answers (any one counts)

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• (U.S.) Congress
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• (U.S. or national) legislature
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• Legislative branch
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Grandpa explains

Congress writes the laws, kiddo. The President signs or vetoes them, and the courts explain them.

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• The Supreme Court
• The President
• The Cabinet

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