legislative authority
Power to enact
Legislative authority is the power to make, amend, or repeal laws.
In democratic systems, this authority typically resides in an elected body—a parliament, congress, or assembly: The constitution grants legislative authority to the Senate and House of Representatives.
The term distinguishes lawmaking power from executive authority (enforcing laws) and judicial authority (interpreting them).
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- voteFormal choice expression
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- committee hearingOfficial legislative questioning session
senate · sovereignty · constitutional law · filibuster · rule of law · debate · codification · judicial review · legislative process · oversight committees · sworn testimony · separation of powers · constitutionalism · amendment process · gavel · checks and balances · federal authority · accountability
- California governmentstate constitution, legislature, executive branch, judicial branch, governor
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- state governmentstate budget, state senate, state legislature, state capitol, state constitution
- state lawstate statutes, state laws, state constitutions, constitutional law, state code
- Scottish PoliticsScottish Parliament, devolution, First Minister, MSPs, independence referendum
- UK ConstitutionMagna Carta, constitutional monarchy, unwritten constitution, rule of law, constitutional conventions
legislative authorityexecutive power
Government's enforcement capacity
executive authority · judicial authority · judicial power · administrative authority · presidential power
legislative authorityroyal decree
Official order from sovereign
autocratic rule · martial law · emergency powers · judicial precedent · direct democracy