The powers of the commander in chief of the armed forces belong to the

A judicial Branch

B Legislative Branch

C Executive Branch

D State Governments

C Executive Branch

Explanation:

The power of the Executive branch, which is the branch responsible for enforcing laws passed by Congress, is vested in the President, and as Section 2, Article II states: The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States. Therefore, the powers of the commander in chief of the armed forces belong to the Executive Branch.

C. The executive branch

Because the commander of chief of the armed forces is the president, and the presidential office is in the executive branch of government.