2025 US civics test, question 18

What part of the federal government writes laws?

Official answers

USCIS accepts any one of these:

(U.S.) Congress
(U.S. or national) legislature
Legislative branch

Explained

Congress, also called the Legislative Branch, is the part of the federal government that makes laws. The Constitution gives it this job, which is why Congress is the nation's lawmaking body, or legislature.

Sources: USCIS, 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version, M-1778); USCIS, One Nation, One People: The USCIS 2025 Civics Test Study Guide (Chapter 2: The Legislative Branch (Congress) > Introduction).

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