Introduction Article I of the United States Constitution provides for the establishment of a legally mandated law-making organ in the country. It is referred to as the Legislative Branch. This Legislative Branch consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. These two houses together constitute the U.S federal Congress. The Legislative Branch has the constitutional authority to exercise certain legal obligations on behalf of the state. The House of Representatives The fifty states of the United States of America share a total of 435 membership bench derived from the House of Representatives (Danker, p. 21). This is done on a pro-rata basis. There is an additional six-member team that is not elected by the popular vote. There are exclusive powers which the House of Representatives is accorded by law. For instance, bills that are introduced into the House that deal with manners of revenue are supposed to be initiated and moved by members of the House of Representatives. Such bills are discussed, debated upon through a motion, and then finally passed or dropped. Hence, the House of Representatives acts as a check and balance to income and expenditure trends and expectations with the state. Additionally, there are instances when federal officials who are holding significant offices may breach their terms of service through malpractices like corrupt deals and gross mismanagement. It is the legal duty of the House of Representatives to impeach such officials. This is an oversight authority it is accorded by the constitution. Members of the House of Representatives can also participate in the election of the president whenever there is a rift in an electoral college. The Senate Each state has two elected senators. They have a six-year period to be in office after being elected. The chief authority of the Senate is the Vice President. The latter may vote to decide the winner in Senate elections. One of the legislative powers of the Senate is to give a nod to those federal officials who have been appointed by the president especially if there is a need to do so. The ratification of both domestic and international agreements is also done by the Senate (Danker, p. 48). All bills debated and approved by the Legislative Branch must be unanimous, that is equal participation through the voting process. The Role of the Legislative Branch in Law Making Once the bill has been introduced into the federal Congress; some committees are specifically mandated to review the bill. One of these committees is a 17 member team derived from the Senate. Moreover, there are 23 members from the House of Representatives forming a review committee. Besides, other sub-committees are constituted to work jointly with the Legislative Branch. Each of the committees has a specific area assigned. For example, there is a Legislative Branch House Committee that reviews all bills related to Trade and Security. The full committee team plays a referral role on all review submissions from the sub-committees. Both committees have the role of amending the proposed bills where deemed necessary. In some instances, the entire proposal may be adopted fully or rejected altogether (Quirk & Binder, p. 3). During the review process by the full and sub-committees, the merits of the proposed law are discu