The name used to refer to a legislative body varies by country.
Common names include:
• Assembly … See more

Democratic legislatures have six major functions: representation, deliberation, legislation, authorizing expenditure, making … See more

Legislatures vary widely in the amount of political power they wield, compared to other political players such as judiciaries, militaries, … See more

A legislature may debate and vote upon bills as a single unit, or it may be composed of multiple separate assemblies, called by various names including legislative chambers See more

Among the earliest recognised formal legislatures was the Athenian Ecclesia. In the Middle Ages, European monarchs would host … See more

Each chamber of the legislature consists of a number of legislators who use some form of parliamentary procedure to debate political issues and … See more

Legislatures are made up of individual members, known as legislators, who vote on proposed laws. A legislature usually contains a fixed number of legislators; because … See more