Assertion: legislature's power | /r/CapableOf | make law
Facets:
value: on divorce
type: LOCATION
value: on property
type: LOCATION
value: among other things
type: OTHER
value: on all items
type: LOCATION
value: in the commonwealth parliament
type: LOCATION
value: regarding a subject matter
type: OTHER
value: from the constitution
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: As the legislative branch of the Maine state government, the Legislature has the power to make laws, subject to a veto by the Governor.
text: While legislatures have nominally the sole power to create laws, the substantive extent of this power depends on details of the political system.
text: With our votes, we give Parliament the legislative power to make laws.
text: The legislative branch derives the power to make laws from the Constitution.
text: The legislature (parliament) has the power to make or change laws.
text: The state legislature has the power to make laws on all items on which Parliament cannot legislate.
text: In this context, parliamentary supremacy has two meanings: one is that parliament (the legislature) can make and unmake any law; another meaning is that as long as parliament (legislature) has the power to make laws regarding a subject matter, the exercise of that power cannot be challenged or reviewed by judiciary.
text: The constitution confers the power to make laws in the Commonwealth Parliament, however, this limited to particular subjects.
text: This power, closely related to the power to make laws, is exercised in order to assure that legislative policy and intent are carried out.
text: In the United States, for example, state legislatures are vested with the power to make laws on property and divorce, among other things, while federal legislatures are allowed to make laws on matters governing interstate commerce and on issues such as international relations.