Question

Compared with the executive and legislative branches, the main purpose of the judicial branch is

to make laws
to execute laws.
to interpret laws.
to overrule laws.

Answer 1

To interpret laws is what the Judicial Branch does as its main purpose.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. To interpret laws

Step-by-step explanation:

In government, the judicial branch is in charge of using, interpreting and applying the laws which are created by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch. This implies, the judicial branch includes the set of courts and similar entities that are part of a complex law system in which laws are interpreted, for example, in courts it is determined whether a citizen, organization, group of people, etc. broke the law and the implications of this. According to this, the main purpose of the judicial branch is to interpret laws.