1.

Legislature is the Law making

department of the Government.

2. Legislature formulates the will of

the State. The laws framed
constitute the concrete expression
of the Sovereignty of the State

3. The Executive and the Judicial

departments can function only
when the Legislature has taken
action.
 A legislature is a governing body that makes
laws and can also amend or repeal them.
 The word legislature comes from the Latin
word for "law" — legis. ... These bodies,
whose members are often referred to as "law-
makers," make up the legislative branch of
government, as distinct from the executive
and judicial branches.
 Legislature is one of the important organs
composed of representatives who are either
directly or indirectly elected by the citizens of
a country.
1. The earliest known Legislature was the “Assembly”
of Great Britain ; which was the council of Wise
men.

2. Later this “Assembly” evolved as the Great Council

of the Kingdom.

3. Representative character of the assembly took

shape from 18th – 19th centuries.

4. In a democratic set up, Legislature connotes a body

of elected representatives of people, whose job is
to deliberate, discuss and enact laws.
1. The primary function of the Legislature is the
formulation of Laws.

2. Legislature also amends Laws to meet the

requirement of the changing times.

3. Parliaments are also the “Debating Houses” of

the country.

4. Legislature exercises effective control over the

Finances of the Government.
5. The financial functions of the Legislature according
to Ogg and Zink is –
i. to raise money( Taxes)
ii. to distribute it under various heads
iii. to be vigilant regarding expenditure
iv. to audit and check the accounts of spending
authorities

6. Budget of the country is passed by the Legislature

7. Legislature’s control over Executive

.
 1. Asking questions and supplementary
questions from the Prime Minister and
Council of Ministers.

 2.Adjournment motion, Call attention

motion, Censure motion etc.

 3. Vote of No confidence-The govt. can stay

in power so long it enjoys the confidence of
the House.
 Power to impeach the President
 1.No international treaty is confirmed unless
it is ratified by the Senate.
 2. All major appointments done by the
President needs to be approved by the
Senate.
 Power to impeach the President.
8. Legislature also performs certain electoral
functions.
9. Some Judicial functions are also performed by the
Legislature.

10. Amending the Constitution is another important

function of the Legislature.

11. For conducting different types of inquiries the

Legislature can appoint Commissions or Committees
for various political, social and economic problems.

12. Ventilation of grievances is another important

function of the Legislature.
 Legislatures vary widely in the amount
of political power they wield, compared to
other political players such
as judiciaries, militaries and executives. In
2009, political scientists
 M. Steven Fish and Matthew Kroenig
constructed a Parliamentary Powers Index in
an attempt to quantify the different degrees of
power among national legislatures.
 The German Bundestag, the Italian
Parliament, and the Mongolian State Great
Khural tied for most powerful,
 while Myanmar's House of
Representatives and Somalia's Transitional
Federal Assembly (since replaced by
the Federal Parliament of Somalia) tied for
least powerful.
 India—Sansad
 England—Parliament
 U.S.A.—Congress
 Japan—Diet
 Russia—Duma
 Israel—Knesset
 Switzerland—Federal Assembly
 Nepal—Panchayat
 Pakistan--Mazlis