why is congress the preeminent branch of government?
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it part of the check and balanced the make the laws and control the money it balances out the fact the court rules if the laws are just and the president enforce them it so no one is the main power
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The supreme court's most important power as a branch of government is particularly for checks and balance.  Each branch is there to kinda keep the other two from getting too out of control.  It got it's power from the constitution that's where the branches of government were defined and where they're roles were defined.
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There are three branches Executive Legislative and Judicial each struggling to gain more power but are restricted under checks and balances.\nThere are two main parties libral Democrates and consevative Republicans both of which can't get anything done because the idea of having more House and Senate seats appeals them more then protecting and providing for the American citizens.
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Congress is the only branch of government that can actually make laws regarding immigration and naturalization (Article I, Section 8, Subsection 4.\n\nHowever, the Supreme Court can determine that the law they pass is unconstitutional and toss it or determine to grant certain rights to non-citizens.  The Exectuive Branch can recommend rules, or decide not to enforce one if they don't like it.  The states can pass laws granting rights and privledges to illegals or other non-citizens.\n\nBut to the specific question, it is Congress and Congress alone that holds that power under the Constitution.
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ah..old story. everybody does thatl when congress is in centre and opposit party in states it is even more prominant.
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The legislative branch is made up of the two houses of Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of the legislative branch is to make laws. Laws are written, discussed and voted on in Congress.\n\nThere are 100 senators in the Senate, two from each state. Senators are elected by their states and serve six-year terms. The Vice President of the U.S. is considered the head of the Senate, but does not vote in the Senate unless there is a tie. The Senate approves nominations made by the President to the Cabinet, the Supreme Court, federal courts and other posts. The Senate must ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote.\n\nThere are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives\n\nBoth parties in the Senate and the House of Representatives elect leaders. The leader of the party that controls the house is called the majority leader. The other party leader is called the minority leader\n \nAs far as legeslative figures for CT., try this website www.state.ct.us/emblems.htm   and click on legislative at the top of the screen.\n\nI hope this helps, good luck
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Because he can.  According to what I've heard lately, the Executive Branch is above the law.  He's just testing out how far he can take this.
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A bicameral legislative branch allows for states with a smaller population to have a more equal voice in government.  If laws were only written and passed by a representative branch then the larger states would have the most say in legislation, thus being able to force their issues to the front to the detriment of the lower population states.\n\nBy having an branch that puts all states on an equal footing, lower population states can excercise power to ensure that their needs are not trampled by the needs of larger populations.
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So they can keep each other in check, and no one branch has total control. The way the US was created was to ensure true liberty for its citizens, and this is a big part of it. I wish I could go into more detail, I think it may be referred to as a "system of check and balances."
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20- read below\n\nCommittees are not mentioned in the Constitution, but they are an important part of our law-making process. The first Congress adopted a committee system to handle all of the many tasks given to the new American government by the Constitution.\n\nCommittees are like teams that study national problems. They help Congress organize its workload, report progress, and suggest solutions to the challenges that face the nation. They propose laws that are debated and voted on by the whole House.\n\nWhat are congressional standing committees and why are they necessary?\nStanding committees are permanent committees. When Congress was first formed, temporary committees helped legislators organize their work into different categories. As the number of laws proposed increased, standing committees replaced temporary ones. Today the congressional standing committees are permanent panels made up of Members of the House or Senate that make and debate laws for different areas of public policy. Each committee has jurisdiction over a certain area, for example health, education, the environment and foreign affairs. \nThe U.S. House of Representatives has 20 standing committees. In the 109th Congress, these committees were named: Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, Budget, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Government Reform, Homeland Security, House Administration, International Relations, Judiciary, Resources, Rules, Science, Small Business, Standards of Official Conduct, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means.
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The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It created a federal union of sovereign states, and a federal government to operate that union. It replaced the less well-defined union that existed under the Articles of Confederation.\n\nDuring the Revolutionary War, the thirteen states first formed a very weak central government—with the Congress being its only component—under the Articles of Confederation. Congress lacked any power to impose taxes, and, because there was no national executive or judiciary, it relied on state authorities, who were often uncooperative, to enforce all its acts. It also had no authority to override tax laws and tariffs between states. The Articles required unanimous consent from all the states before they could be amended and states took the central government so lightly that their representatives were often absent. For lack of a quorum, Congress was frequently blocked from making even moderate changes.
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The American public can demand all it wants.  It is Congress who must take such action and such action is highly unlikely given the balance of political power.
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Legislation passed by Congress must be approved by the Senate before they go to the President for signature or veto.\n\nIt takes a two thirds majority of the Congress and Senate to override a presidential veto. It is not easy to overide a veto.
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There is no need for Congress to overthrow the President.  Our  term limits guarantee that Bush will be gone in two years.  There have been many times in the past when the President and Congress have butted heads.  Our balance of power ensures that Congress will not have undue power over the country.  They either need the President to sign bills into law or a 2/3 majority to overrule a veto.
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Congress of USA consists of Senate and the House of Representatives.
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We in the military work for civilian bosses that are appointed by the President and approved by Congress.  The President gives the orders, but Congress controls the budget.   It's the people's money that funds us after all. Furthermore, we are an extension of the government's political strength, often used to secure geopolitical goals rather than strictly to defend our country. As such, we will never be free of political machinations.
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Investors like it when Congress is controlled by one party and the presidency is controlled by another.  This is because such a situation causes political gridlock—fewer laws get passed—and it's well known that the less government does, the better the economy fares.  Expect the stock market to rise.