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  • The Legislative Branch

    Article I of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch. Section 1 reads: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. The remaining...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-legislative

  • Checks and Balances

    power, and it created a separation of powers. Here are some examples of how the different branches work together: The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto. The legislative...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-check-balance

  • The Legislative Branch

    The legislative branch is in charge of making laws. It is made up of the Congress and several Government agencies. Congress has two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are voted...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/a-legislative

  • Glossary

    Glossary The definitions provided in this glossary relate to words as used on Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government. There may be other definitions for these words. A act: Legislation that has passed both Houses of Congress and has been either approved by...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/glossary-mobile

  • The Constitutional Convention

    ones. Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut, proposed a legislature with two parts. This created a bicameral legislative branch, which gave equal representation to each state in the Senate, and representation based on population in the House of...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-constitutional-convention

  • How Laws are Made: The Language of the Law

    must be approved by the full committee before being reported to the Senate or House. Congress: The two houses of the legislative branch of the Federal Government: the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. There are currently 100 U.S. Senators,...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/21-age-9/j-how-laws-made/43-how-laws-are-made

  • U.S. Constitution: 1789

    have more representation in Congress, while small states wanted equal representation. The leaders created a bicameral legislative branch, which gave equal representation to each state in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/u-s-constitution-1789

  • U.S. Capitol: 1793 (construction began)

    A symbol of the U.S. Congress and the legislative branch, the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, is one of the most recognizable buildings in the Nation. It is in the Capitol Building that the House of Representatives and Senate meet, debate, and discuss...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-us-capitol

  • What are the Branches of Government

    The United States Government is divided into three parts, or branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Each branch has a different duty, but all three branches must work together. Do you know which branch of...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/a-what-are-branches

  • Oath of Office

    and I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God." Legislative Branch: Members of Congress At the start of each new Congress, in January of every odd-numbered year, the entire House of...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-oath-office

  • The Constitutional Convention

    and the population of states would determine representation in the House of Representatives. This created a bicameral legislative branch, which gave equal representation to each State in the Senate, and representation based on population in the House....

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-constitutional-convention

  • The Judicial Branch

    Article III of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch of Government with the creation of the Supreme Court. Section 1 of Article III begins: The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-judicial

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