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  1. The United States Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Learn more about the powers of the Legislative Branch of the federal government of the United States.

  2. The Constitution grants Congressour nations legislative branch—the power to make laws. The legislative branch is outlined in Article I of the Constitution. The Constitution divides Congress into two houses—the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

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    • 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 House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.
    • The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.
    • The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.
  4. To separate these powers, the Framers, in the first three Article s of the Constitution, vested the legislative powers in a Congress; 5. the executive power in a President; 6. and the judicial power of the United States in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. 7.

  5. Section 1: Congress. 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.

  6. Article I of the U.S. Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. It outlines how members are elected and the powers of Congress. The framers designed it to balance popular and elite power, and its role has evolved over time.

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  7. Legislative power is the power to make and alter laws. In the United States, federal legislative power resides with Congress. As an extension of the power to make laws, Congress has powers to conduct hearings and investigations, consider legislative matters, and perform other duties that are necessary and proper to enacting legislation.

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