legistative branch
The president has no power over the legislative.
the legislative branch
There was no legislative branch for Napoleon. He was French and the French didn’t have a legislative branch.
The Legislative Branch (Congress) has the power to declare war.
The legislative branch creates the laws. A good way to remember this is legislate rhymes with create! Another name for the legislative branch is the "LEGISLATIVE POWER"
The president has no power over the legislative.
Legislative branch
The executive branch can veto proposed bills made by the legislative branch. This power division is laid out in Article 1, section 7 of the Constitution. This procedure allows the executive branch to have some power over the legislature and thus "check" the legislative branch's power.
The legislative branch lays and collects taxes. They have what is called the power of the purse. They control everything that involves federal money.
Legislative has the power to make laws.
Power maintained by the legislative branch over the executive branch is to help keep the executive in check. The legislative has the power to veto executive polices and can also impeach the president and other executive officers.
The Legislative Branch passes the laws, even sometimes when they have never been read. The Congress, or in other terms, the House of Representatives and the Senate determine what the laws are for the U.S.