Formal And Informal Powers In Article I Of The Constitution

Article I of the Constitution focuses on the Legislative branch, consisting of The House of Representatives (Congress and the Senate). Most of the powers in this Article are specific. Those include Congress's ability to make laws, declare war, confirm Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers. Even though most of this article's powers are specific, there are a few implied powers. These include the Elastic powers, along with establishing a national bank, a federal minimum wage, and a military draft.

Article II of the Constitution consists of the Executive branch. The constitutional rules are guidelines the President has to follow. There are both formal and informal powers in this article. The formal powers in the

For example, the people of the U.S. have a right to vote on their Senators and Congress officials. People get to vote for their members of the house every two years, and senators every six. An undemocratic example is that the U.S. The President can remove federal officials from office. This is undemocratic because the citizens of the U.S. voted those officials in, and had no say in removing them from office. The most powerful branch of government is the Legislative branch. This is because the Legislative branch drafts and passes laws, has impeachment powers, and can confirm presidential appointments. The process of passing bills within Congress can be deemed confusing to some since both the House and the Senate have different committees and subcommittees to examine the bills. Before a bill gets passed, the President must approve it. The President has the ability to pass, veto, or do nothing toward a bill. This is a prime example of checks and balances. Even though this makes it seem that the President has more power over the Legislative Branch because of this check, Congress has the power to impeach a President. Impeachment can lead to the removal of a President. Although the President has the power to appoint Supreme Court candidates, the Senate must confirm these appointments, although the majority of the time they do confirm. Due to the fact that the Legislative branch is so powerful, it is broken up into the House of Representatives, and the Senate. Both of those have their own set of powers but also share powers. Within the U.S. government, it holds a system of checks and balances. This is to prevent the branches of government from becoming too powerful from one