The preamble presents the constitution. He asserts that government comes from the people. Its general purposes are that, to form a more perfect union, we must "establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our posterity. » (Remy, United States Government, McGraw Hill Companies, Ohio, 2002) Its purpose is to create good government and good laws, to have peace in our homes, national security, healthy communities and freedom for ourselves, our families and our friends. The legislative branch is known as Congress. They write the bills and they are sent to Congress to reach the president. (Palese Web Team, Legislative Branch, retrieved 12/19/11, http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110221/) It consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. It works with the executive and judicial branches. This involves Congress approving presidential appointments. He controls the budget; he can pass and veto laws on the president and can impeach him, which could remove the president from his position which falls under the executive branch. Within the legislative branch, the Senate confirms the president's appointments. Congress can impeach judges and remove them from their judicial positions. The judiciary is known as the courts. These are the Supreme Court, courts of appeal and district courts. This branch works with the legislative branch and the executive branch. Courts can go to the legislature and declare laws unconstitutional. Courts can also go to the executive branch and declare a presidential act unconstitutional. The executive power is the president. This involves the executive office of the president, the executive... middle of paper ......, United States Government, McGraw Hill Corporations, Ohio, 2002), it's just said so that we are in their together maintained I am comfortable in the world we live in. As a result, the legislative branch is what I consider to be the most powerful and has the most influence over others. The facts presented prove why the Legislature has more influence over me and the citizens of the United States as a whole than the other two branches. The founding fathers of the constitution themselves intended for this branch to have the most capacity and power. Works cited1. Remy, United States Government, McGraw Hill Companies, Ohio, 2002, page 7712. Remy, United States Government, McGraw Hill Companies, Ohio, 2002, page 1203. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110221/ 4. http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/legislative-branch5. http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/legislative-branch