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The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies. The following are legislative branch organizations:

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the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress's two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government's legislative branch.

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The Constitution instructs the Senate to choose a president pro tempore to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. Pro tempore is a Latin term meaning "for the time being,” signaling that the position was originally conceived as a temporary replacement. The framers of the Constitution assumed that the vice president would preside over the Senate on a regular basis, so the Senate would only need to elect a president pro tempore to fill in as presiding officer for short periods of time.

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The Speaker of the House is second in line to succeed the President, after the Vice President.

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an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

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Congressional apportionment (or reapportionment) is the process of dividing seats for the House among the 50 states following the decennial census

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Redistricting is the process of defining the districts from which public officials are elected. Members of the United States House of Representatives, the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives are elected by district.

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manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

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the preparation and enactment of laws by a legislative body through its lawmaking process

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allow states to enact laws related to education, local government, and public safety, reflecting local needs and preferences

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the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a Post Office

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those that, while not explicitly stated in the U.S. Constitution, are understood to be necessary for the government to effectively carry out its enumerated (explicitly listed) powers, stemming from the "necessary and proper" clause

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a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

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Article I, Section 7, Clause 2:

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

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Longest fillabuster- 24 hours and 18 Minutes

The Senate tradition of unlimited debate has allowed for the use of the filibuster, a loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.

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the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass. In the U.S. Senate, a three-fifths majority is usually required to invoke cloture

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occurs when Congress passes a bill into law despite the president's veto, requiring a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate

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Standing committees are permanent bodies with specific responsibilities and jurisdictions that are defined in the Senate's rules.

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Select committees are usually created by a resolution to conduct investigations or consider measures, usually on a specific topic, and are not renewed on a permanent basis with the notable exception of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

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a committee whose members are from two or more different organizations, or from both chambers of a bicameral legislative body (such as the US Congress).

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a committee decision to kill a bill by refusing to assign it to a subcommittee, hold a hearing, or bring it to a vote

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Legislative Branch The Legislative Branch makes laws for North Carolina. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which together are known as the General Assembly.

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The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners is the county's primary legislative and policy-making body, responsible for approving budgets, enacting ordinances, approving contracts, and making appointments to public offices

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they create city policies, review and approve the city budget, and more