Legislature
Structure, Qualifications, Terms, And Compensation Of Legislators, Relationship With Executive And Judicial Branches
A representative assembly of persons that makes statutory laws for a municipality, state, or nation.
A legislature is the embodiment of the doctrine of popular sovereignty, which recognizes that the people are the source of all political power. Citizens choose by popular vote the legislators, or representatives, whom they want to serve them. The representatives are expected to be sensitive to the needs of their constituents and to represent their constituents' interests in the legislature.
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Congress of the United States; Judicial Review; Legislative History.
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