Legislative Branch Strengths And Weaknesses

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 have a hard time getting other members to pay attention, because of its extensive size, you need majority to get anything approved. Maintaining the legislative branches strength involves our system of checks and balances and separation of powers.
There are a lot of parties, how many can you think of, or name off hand? According to Ballotpedia as of April 2015 “there were 39 distinct ballot-qualified political parties in the United States.”(2015). Certain requirements must be obtained for a party to be considered for a ballot. Parties like the Libertarian party who are reconized in 34 states, or the Green party who is reconized in only 21 states, might make it onto a ballot. Have you ever heard of the Constitution party, I haven’t but they are reconized in 12 U.S. states. So the less popular parties generally don’t have the opportunity to get voted into a place of power. I think the most positive impact of having political parties is that they help to make people recognize various interpretations of the Constitution, they enforce the idea of checks and
“In a democratic republic such as ours, there is a fundamental notion of political equality, a concept that each person’s vote and beliefs matter just as much in the political process as the next person’s.”(Nick, 2013). According to this article I read Causes and Effects of the Political Inequality in America the wealthy have much more input in our political parties, than the average American. Why because of their money, and the donations that they give and are able to give to political parties. If we put a maximum amount on and have donation limits on the amount of money that can be given by one person to a single party we will gain more control over our party nominations. So that the smaller parties can try and make an impact, and get the chance to be put on the ballot. This way more American’s will feel like their voice is being heard. There are many interpretations of the Constitution, the importance of being able to interpret it the way we have for so many years it invaluable. The language that was used to write the Constitution allows for the different interpretations and opinions that have evolved over time. It is many things to many people and is the frame work for the Government that we have today. Originalists believe the best way to interpret the constitution is to determine how the the framers intended it to be interpreted. Then you have the