Legislative Branch Roles

The Legislative branch is made up of two houses of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main role of the Legislative branch is to make laws. To do this process many government officials are needed to make this happen. There are many federal officials and jobs in the Legislative branch. The branch is comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate which forms the United States Congress. Congress can declare war and choose presidential appointments. The House of Representatives can impeach federal officials and enable bills. There are many roles that work to maintain the Legislative branch. The most important is the Speaker of the House. The Speaker has many roles, such as, presiding officer, administrative head,

The branch consists of the President of the United States and his cabinet. The Executive checks the Legislative by using veto power, proposing legislation, creating an annual budget, and call special sessions of Congress. The Executive checks the Judicial by their appointed Federal judges and justices. The President has seven roles as the Head of the Executive branch, they are: Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Legislative Leader, Chief of Party, and Guardian of the Economy. It is outlined in the Constitution that these are the many roles of the President. The Chief of State is supposed to give morale to the American people. The Chief of State has many responsibilities such as, awarding medals, greeting people that enter the White House, give an inspiring speech on Independence Day, and celebrating astronauts for their courageous journey to space. The Chief Executive job is to oversee all the officials that work in the Executive branch. The President decides how the laws are enforced and appoints officials. The responsibilities for this job is appointing the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), reading Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reports, and conducting Cabinet meetings. Chief Diplomat is where the President, American Ambassadors, and Diplomats say to foreign governments. The President makes foreign policy with the help of advisors. The Chief Diplomat’s responsibilities are traveling, writing, or inviting and welcoming foreign diplomats such as Great Britain, Russia, and Japan. Commander-in-Chief oversees the U.S. Military which includes all branches of military such as, the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. The President decides all military strategies and where troops will be deployed or stationed. The President’s responsibilities include deciding to bomb foreign countries, stop riots in American cities, and inspect Navy yards.