STAAR 8th Grade Social Studies Practice Test

The main job of the Legislative Branch is to make laws. Members of Congress write bills, discuss and revise them, and vote. If a bill passes both houses and is signed by the president (or overridden after a veto), it becomes law. This process shows how the legislative branch creates the rules that govern the country and changes them as needed.

Interpreting laws is what the Judicial Branch does, deciding how laws should be understood and applied. Enforcing laws is the job of the Executive Branch, carrying out and enforcing those laws. Printing or controlling money isn’t a legislative power; currency production and monetary policy involve the Treasury/central banks and other authorities.