USCIS Civics · Question 18 of 128
What part of the federal government writes laws?
(U.S.) Congress
Also accepted: (U.S. or national) legislature · Legislative branch
In plain English
Congress writes the laws. Congress is also called the legislature, or the legislative branch. Members of Congress write bills, debate them, and vote on them. If a bill passes and the president signs it, it becomes a law. The part of the federal government that writes laws is the U.S. Congress.