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 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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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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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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A) What Branch did you chose and why? Is it true that the Judiary Branch is the most inferior branch? Some are baffled by such statements and others agree with it. Despite one’s personal opinions‚ the Judicial Branch plays a major role in the democracy we live in today. The Judicial branch was the last of the 3 branches designed into the United States government. This branch along with the legislative and executive branch replaced the Articles of Confederation indefinitely. The judiary branch is
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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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power in the government. If the elected leaders do not do what they are supposed to‚ it is up to the other branches to solve the problem. The Legislative Branch is arguably the most important branch of the three. The Legislative Branch is made up of two groups of people that are elected from their respective states.
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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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the United States government‚ there are three branches: The Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial. The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate‚ which forms the United States Congress. The Executive Branch is basically just the President and the Vice President heading over the armed forces‚ coming up with and enforcing laws written by Congress‚ and the Vice President assumes the Presidency if needed. The Judicial Branch is appointed by the President and confirmed by
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system is constructed of the crown‚ executive and legislative branch. The constitution monarchy is that the the Crown which is the Queen is represented by the GG. The executive branch are the PM and the Cabinet‚ in the Parliamentary system‚ they are elected members of the parliament. The legislative branch is parliament includes the opposition. This shows that the government is very complex. In the parliamentary system we have separation of powers meaning each branch is separate. The US system is not
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