The Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch commonly know as Congress. The Legislative Branch is the part of the government that writes up and votes on laws, also called legislation. Other powers of the Congress include declaring war, confirming Presidential appointments for groups like the Supreme Court and the Cabinet, and investigating power.There are two parts that make up Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

 

• There are leaders  of each party and are elected by a majority vote of all the senators of their party assembled in a conference or, as it sometimes is called, a caucus. The practice has been to choose the leader for a two-year term at the beginning of each Congress. The majority and minority leaders are the elected spokespersons on the Senate floor for their political parties. In the United States of course that would be the Republican and Democratic Party.

 

Video Resource: Review the video below to more about the Legislative Branch of Government.  Pay close attention to the key responsibilities of the Legislative Branch. 

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