In comparing the powers of both the legislative branch of government to the executive branch of government, one must first understand why these branches of government was made, what each individual form of government does, how they are able to function separately and also, what their purpose is for the people of the nation.
The first branch of government, the legislative branch, was first established in Article 1 of the Articles of Confederation. The first founding fathers of the nation intended for this particular branch of government to be the sole form of government to be able to make and create the laws for the country. (Lenz & Holman, 2004). The Legislative branch houses two different forms of government, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representative main goals in this branch is to revenue bills, have the rights to be able to impeach the federal office officials, and also, to be able to elect the new president to office if too many electoral votes are processed (The White House, n.d.). The Senate’s power in the legislative branch is to confirm or approve any important presidential appointments that the president may have. (The White House, n.d.). Also, in the Legislative Branch of government, the legislative has powers to declare war on another …show more content…
The legislative branch wields the power to make laws and tax individuals in the United States while the executive branch houses the president and with that, he or she is in charge of vetoing bills and enforcing laws. Both still allocate equal amount of power and still are able to function together to be able to make the nation and its people safe and
The first branch of government, the legislative branch, was first established in Article 1 of the Articles of Confederation. The first founding fathers of the nation intended for this particular branch of government to be the sole form of government to be able to make and create the laws for the country. (Lenz & Holman, 2004). The Legislative branch houses two different forms of government, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representative main goals in this branch is to revenue bills, have the rights to be able to impeach the federal office officials, and also, to be able to elect the new president to office if too many electoral votes are processed (The White House, n.d.). The Senate’s power in the legislative branch is to confirm or approve any important presidential appointments that the president may have. (The White House, n.d.). Also, in the Legislative Branch of government, the legislative has powers to declare war on another …show more content…
The legislative branch wields the power to make laws and tax individuals in the United States while the executive branch houses the president and with that, he or she is in charge of vetoing bills and enforcing laws. Both still allocate equal amount of power and still are able to function together to be able to make the nation and its people safe and