No
The Legislative Branch is the branch of government responsible for passing laws. An example of a sentence using the term "Legislative Branch" is "In the US, the Legislative Branch of the federal government is Congress. "
the separation of powers.
That refers to the power in a government being held not by a single person or group, but by more than one - different branches of government. In modern democracies, there are often three branches of government - legislative, executive, and judicial.
Congress is not an example of the executive branch. Congress is the legislative branch, in place to make and pass laws, while the executive branch includes the President and the bureaucracy he oversees.
separationo of powers
A Mayor-council structure closely matches the structure of state and national government with a distinct executive and legislative branch.
Each branch of government(Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) checks the other branch. For example, The Legislative Branch checks the Executive, the Executive branch checks the Judicial, and the Judicial checks the Legislative. When each branch checks the other, they make sure that that branch is not too powerful or too weak. -Trent S. Fresno
In a democratic republic as an example, the executive branch and the legislative branch of government should be overseeing the nation's finances. Basically legislation involving programs and the money to fund them originates in the legislative branch. If this activity becomes a law by an act of signing it by a president for example, then we have dual oversights. Let this be an example as it can become more complicated. Traditionally within the executive branch there is a department of the Treasury. The cabinet head and the chief executive of the government should be overseeing the proper expenditures of the government. Also, since the legislative branch originated the financial law, it should have an "over sight committee" to also insure the finances are being spent properly.
NO it is not. The Governor of a State is the head of the EXECUTIVE branch.It is therefore an example of EXECUTIVE POWER.
NOVANET: Congress
No, the US Constitution has a system of checks and balances that give the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch equal powers. Example: The legislative branch can pass a law, but the executive branch can veto it, while the legislative branch can veto that veto with a 2/3 vote, causing the law to be passed. After the law is passed, the judicial branch can deem the law unconstitutional, and the law is nullified.
The Executive Branch;The Legislative Branch;The Judicial Branch.Legislative Executive Judicial1.Legislative branch - (i.e. Congress).2.Executive branch (i.e. The President).3.Judicial branch (i.e. The Supreme Court).