What is the function of the Legislature?

• A. To enforce laws through police.
• B. To debate and vote on laws in Parliament.
• C. To interpret and apply the law in courts.
• D. To provide legal opinions only.

Answer: (B)

The function being tested is the lawmaking role of the legislature: it debates proposed laws in Parliament, considers amendments, and votes to pass statutes that govern society. This process turns ideas into formal rules that shape how a country operates. The legislature also has oversight responsibilities and can scrutinize the government, but its core activity is forming laws through discussion and vote. Enforcing laws through police belongs to the executive branch, interpreting and applying laws in courts is the judiciary’s job, and while a legislature may offer legal opinions, its primary purpose is not merely to provide opinions but to create laws.