The Legislative Branch

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The legislative branch has to override presidential vetoes with at least a two-thirds vote. The power over government to fund any executive action. They may remove the president through impeachment. The senate can approve treaties and also has the power to approve presidential appointments. These allow the legislative branch to have certain power checks in place to not permit an abuse of power by the executive nor judicial branches of government. The speaker of the house serves as the presiding officer of the house of representatives. The speaker represents constituents, acts as administrative head of the house, and serves as the leader of the majority political party in the house. The speaker is also second in the presidential line of succession …show more content…

The Bill is then passed along several committees and they gather for a hearing to discuss what the Bill grants as a law. The committee writes a report and it describes the purpose for a recommended approval. If the Bill is passed in the committee, it is then up to the House Floor. The debate is normally divided in between proponents and opponents. The Executive branch is vested in the president of the United States. This branch is responsible for carrying out laws. It enforces and recommends federal law, proposes a federal budget, directs our foreign policy, commands the armed forces, and appoints federal government officials. It checks on the Legislative by the president being able to veto or approve the legislation, which serves as a check on authority. Executives carry out and enforces multiple laws. It checks on the Judiciary by nominating the judge and supreme court. The President can grant amnesty forgiving a class of crime. It nominates judges for the federal court system. The Executive also acts as head of the federal …show more content…

It leads the congress to an important decision to determine how to build the federal side of Judiciaries. There was once only six Justices but, currently there are nine. This was made official in 1869. In this branch, congress has the power to set up courts in the Supreme. Congress then decides against the boundary of jurisdiction in the courts.Judicial courts give their authority eligibility of applying new laws in the state. They are not given responsibility or permission to actually make one. Each case is given a law specified by the court. Therefore a case is in its own individually appointed law during the session and for however long the case is opened. If a case is reopened, a new law can be designed by another court but, not by

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