legislative branches
Assemblies that legislate
Legislative branches are the parts of government responsible for making laws.
In systems with separation of powers, the legislative branch exists alongside executive and judicial branches, each with distinct functions.
Most national legislatures are bicameral, consisting of two chambers such as a senate and a house of representatives, though some countries have unicameral systems with a single body.
The legislative branches of most democracies hold the power to tax and approve government budgets.
- voteFormal choice expression
- floor voteLegislators voting together formally
- roll callAttendance-taking procedure
- swing voteBallot determining close outcomes
- bicameralHaving two chambers
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legislative branchesexecutive branches
Law-enforcing government divisions
judicial branches · courts · executive power · judicial power · law enforcement
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Government's implementing arm
judicial branch · federal courts · executive office · appellate courts · trial courts
legislative branchesautocracy
Rule by one
dictatorship · monarchy · absolute rule · one-man rule · authoritarian rule
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