Legislative Branch The Legislative Branch is one out of the three branches of the government. All of the Legislative Branches rights and powers are defined in the U.S Constitution. However the Legislative Branch is the most powerful branch. The Legislative Branch is the most powerful branch because they make laws‚ declare war‚ and override presidential veto‚ and many more. One of the Legislative branches power is to declare war. The founders of US Constitution didn’t want to give the president
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The American Legislative branch‚ or Congress‚ is one of the most‚ if not the most‚ key provisions established in the Constitution of the United States. The organization‚ powers‚ and limitations of the Congress can be found throughout the first Article of the United States Constitution. Congress is made up of two bodies‚ the House of Representatives‚ composed of 435 members‚ and the Senate‚ composed of 100 members. This bicameral legislature is established under Article 1‚ Section 1 of the Constitution
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Name ____________________________________ Period ____________ Federal Constitution Study Guide Article I Legislative Branch 1. The job of the legislative branch is to ____Make laws____ 2. The legislative branch is divided into two parts or two houses which are House of Representatives_‚ ___Senate________ House of Representatives 3. The House of Representatives has ____435____ members 4. There are three qualifications from becoming a member of the House of Representatives 1. Must be ___25___
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The United States legislative branch goes through an intense process to pass bills. I experienced a sample of this legislative process as a Republican conservative from the Northern Border Region. As a delegate‚ I represented the interest of the second district. I am most concerned with representing the ranchers‚ rural families and Native Americans that are mostly populated in my district. In the beginning of the process I selected three personal bills to pass and three bills to kill based
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One major strength of our Legislative branch is that it holds just about all of the legislative power in our country. It actually has the power to make laws‚ and is the only branch of government that can do this. A major weakness of Congress is that it is big‚ there are 535 members of Congress. The Legislative Branch consists of the Senate‚ and the House of Representatives and together they form the United States Congress. If a member of Congress wanted to propose a change in a policy they would
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The legislative branch is the part of the US government that makes laws. This branch of the government writes‚ passes ‚ and debates laws. The process of this can be called legislating. The legislative branch is important so that people do not cause chaos. We have to houses of congress the house of representatives and the Senate. These houses are put in place to make that power isn’t based on the size of your party but based on your beliefs as a human. Most people believe that they are in place that
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The Legislative Branch consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives‚ which is called “Congress.” The Legislative Branch (Congress) alone has the power to declare war and make laws. The House of Representatives has specific powers the Senate does not‚ including the power to impeach government officials‚ impose revenue bills‚ and to elect the President in the event of a tie in the Electoral College. The Senate also has exclusive powers‚ including the power to ratify treaties and accept appointments
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inner workings of the legislative process and help me further develop a new understanding of how the different systems of government interact with one another. In the future‚ I plan on making a career in either the State Department or the intelligence community. Even though the direction/path I’m taking leads toward the executive branch‚ I am a firm advocate in broadening one’s mind and gaining experience in other areas. I know that hands on experience in the legislative branch will enhance my understanding
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Conclusion To conclude‚ legislative branch is essential for the balance of power in modern states. Over its long history it has continiously evolved‚ together with its functions and influence. Today‚ lawmaking is perhaps not its most important function‚ and representation of the people and constituencies‚ and supervision of the exucutives and other government officials is more important. We can also conclude that the legislatures are losing power to the executives. This is partly due to the lack
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Balances of the Legislative Branch The Legislative Branch is given the powers to make the laws. It has the following checks over the Executive Branch: * May override presidential vetoes with a two-thirds vote * Has the power over the purse strings to actually fund any executive actions * May remove the president through impeachment * Senate approves treaties * Senate approves presidential appointments The Legislative Branch has the following checks over the Judicial Branch: * Creates
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