Hurry! i will give brainliest to the most fast and answer! study the image above. which of the following would you place in the section labeled "a"? 1. the branch has nine people serving in it. 2. members serve until death or retirement. 3. contains the house of representatives and the senate. 4. people in this branch must be natural-born citizens.

The answer is

3. Contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The legislative branch contains BOTH houses of congress, as listed above.  They are the ones who make laws.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.