legislative

Examples of legislative in the following topics:

• The Legislative Assembly

• Chief Legislator

  • As chief legislator, the president may suggest, request, and insist that Congress enact laws he believes are needed.
  • As chief legislator, the president shapes policy.
  • The president can gather information from the bureaucracy, present a legislative agenda to Congress, and go to the American public for support for his legislative agenda.
  • Supreme Court ruled such a legislative alteration of the veto power to be unconstitutional.
  • President Barack Obama signs legislation in the Oval Office, Dec. 22, 2010.

• [PF content: The Legislative Branch in Action]

• Checking the Power of the Governing Party

  • The legislative branch can significantly affect the power of the governing party by employing a series of checks and balances.
  • The legislative branch of the United States government is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  • The legislative branch can also check the governing party by starting investigations against the executive branch.
  • This division of parties between the executive and legislative branches impairs the ability of the president to enact policies, since the legislative branch must first approve these policies.
  • At the same time, the president can veto legislation passed by Congress.

• Presidential Action

  • The Ineligibility Clause prevents the President from being a member of Congress and cannot directly introduce legislative proposals.
  • The President of the United States has limited legislative powers.
  • Therefore, the president cannot directly introduce legislative proposals for consideration in Congress.
  • The president can further influence the legislative branch through constitutionally mandated, periodic reports to Congress.
  • Presidents have been criticized for making singing statements when signing congressional legislation about how they understand a bill or plan to execute it.

• Direct Lobbying

  • Direct lobbying is used to influence legislative bodies directly via communication with members of the legislative body.
  • Direct lobbying refers to methods used by lobbyists to influence legislative bodies through direct communication with members of the legislative body, or with a government official who participates in formulating legislation .
  • During the direct lobbying process, the lobbyist introduces to the legislator information that may supply favors, may otherwise be missed or makes political threats.
  • In this case, the public is considered to be the legislator.

• Bicameralism

  • Bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers.
  • In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers comprise bills.
  • Bicameral legislatures tend to require a concurrent majority to pass legislation.
  • This tends to place much power in the hands of only a small number of legislators.
  • The Senate was created to be a stabilizing force, elected not by mass electors, but selected by the State legislators.

• Political Party Leader

  • The president is largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of his political party.
  • The president can take an indirect role in shaping legislation, especially if the president's political party has a majority in one or both houses of Congress.
  • For example, the president or other officials of the executive branch may draft legislation and then ask senators or representatives to introduce these drafts into Congress.
  • Therefore, the president cannot directly introduce legislative proposals for consideration in Congress.
  • The president can further influence the legislative branch through constitutionally mandated, periodic reports to Congress.

• The Legislative Function

  • The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process; legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers.
  • The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers.
  • One of Congress's foremost non-legislative functions is the power to investigate and oversee the executive branch.
  • Committees write legislation.
  • Ideas for legislation can come from members, lobbyists, state legislatures, constituents, legislative counsel, or executive agencies.

• Indirect Techniques

  • Grassroots lobbying asks the public to contact legislators concerning the issue at hand, as opposed to going to the legislators directly.
  • Grassroots lobbying, or indirect lobbying, is a form of lobbying that focuses on raising awareness for a particular cause at the local level, with the intention of influencing the legislative process.
  • Grassroots lobbying is an approach that separates itself from direct lobbying through the act of asking the general public to contact legislators and government officials concerning the issue at hand, as opposed to conveying the message to the legislators directly.
  • Some states' disclosure requirements are minimal and require only registration, while other states' requirements are extensive, including the filing of monthly to quarterly expense reports, which include all legislative activity relevant to the individual or groups activities, amounts of contributions and donations, and the names and addresses of contributors and specified expenses.
  • Identify the indirect techniques used by interest groups to influence legislation