The Government: The Most Powerful Branch Of Government

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The most powerful branch of government is the legislative branch because it holds the power to make laws. Consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives, the legislative branch forms together to make the United States Congress. The legislative branch has the power to make laws, tax, spend, and declare war. The Congress can override presidential vetoes which is a power that should be used carefully. Some say “the Framers of the Constitution clearly intended the Congress to be the most energetic and powerful branch of the national government” since it gives the Congress more powers. James Madison in The Federalist No. 51 argues that “it is not possible to give each department” an equal amount of power but has purposely divided the Congress
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