Which branch carries out laws?

• A. Legislative Branch
• B. Executive Branch
• C. Judicial Branch
• D. Administrative Branch

Answer: (B)

Carrying out laws is the function of the executive branch. This branch enforces statutes passed by Congress and runs government programs through the president and the many federal agencies. In practice, that means translating laws into action—creating and enforcing regulations, collecting taxes, and implementing policy through departments like homeland security, justice, and treasury. The president directs these efforts and oversees law enforcement to ensure laws are applied consistently. The legislative branch makes the laws, and the judicial branch interprets them and settles disputes, but the actual day-to-day enforcement and administration of laws happen through the executive branch. The idea of a separate administrative branch isn’t how the system is organized—the administrative work is carried out by the executive’s agencies.