Besides making laws, what is one main duty of Congress?

• A. Overseeing the executive branch.
• B. Negotiating international treaties.
• C. Drafting budget for the military.
• D. Interpreting laws.

Answer: (A)

Overseeing the executive branch is a key duty because Congress must supervise how laws are enforced and carried out by the President and federal agencies. This oversight checks power, demands accountability, and helps ensure laws work as intended. Congress does this through hearings, investigations, audits, and reviewing agency programs and presidential appointments, keeping government operations transparent and accountable to the public.

Negotiating international treaties is handled by the President with Senate advice and consent, not by Congress as a whole. Interpreting laws is the job of the courts, not Congress. While Congress does control funding and can influence defense budgets through appropriations, the central idea here is the oversight role that monitors implementation of laws and executive action.