Importance Of The Legislative Branch

This essay provides significant arguments that support the ideas put forward by Professor Lawrence’s lectures on the Constitution and the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Firstly, we will focus on the characteristics of Congress which make it one of the most influential establishments worldwide. We will then move on to a description of the three most relevant powers granted by the Constitution and weights their emphasis on American life today – such as the sovereignty over budget or taxation, the authority to oversight and the monopoly over laws. Finally, we will also depict why the legislative power is noteworthy above all else.

As a matter of fact, the Legislative Branch of the United States is undoubtedly one of the most powerful political

In fact, the Founding Fathers attempted to establish three departments enclosed by a system of checks and balances, so that any of them could become too dominant over the others – however, in legislative-related aspects Congress actually did. Furthermore, the Constitution grants all law-making authority to the Legislative Branch – which implies restrictions to any kind of legislative action from the other federal bodies. That is, according to Section 1, Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States [...].” As such, this is the only governmental institution authorized to come up with new laws or change existing ones – and the acceptance of a bill is always dependent on what both the House of Representatives and the Senate have to say about it. The Executive Branch might have some of its rules denied if they aren’t entirely under Congress’s ideals. Additionally, according to Clause 18, Section 8, Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, the Congress has permission “To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers […].” In this view, it is clear that passing laws depends ultimately on who’s in charge: Democrats or Republicans. For instance, after this years’ Presidential Elections both houses of Congress became subject to Republican party’s control, which will determine future federal laws – as such, Democrats might have a hard time obstructing the dismantling of the Paris Agreement, the construction of the Mexico wall, the end of Obamacare, the deportation of Muslims and other Trump