The Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch is made up of CONGRESS which is divided into two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress is elected by people in their state. The House of Representatives is based on population, for example Louisiana has 7 representatives and New York has 29 representatives. No matter what the population of each state is they all have two senators. For example Louisiana and New York both have two Senators.

You might be thinking well what does the Legislative Branch/Congress do. Here's what they do:

1. Congress writes laws
2. Congress declares war
3. Congress impeaches a government official (like the President or a Supreme Court Justice)
4. Congress approves treaties
5. Congress admits new states to the union
6. Congress can propose amendments to the Constitution
7. Congress can block the Presidents Veto
8. Congress approves Supreme Court Justices
9. Congress approves Cabinet members

As you can see the Legislative Branch has a lot of important jobs.