Why is the lawmaking function of congress essential to democracy?

Answer 1

There are many legislatures in the world which lack the ability to write the laws they are required to pass. These are often called rubber stamp parliaments. A democratically-elected parliament without the power to make law is not a legislature. If Congress was powerless to make law but the democratic processes were all the same including the democratically elected president what we would have is an elected monarchy.

Answer 2

Congress is composed of elected representatives who pass laws in accordance with the desires and opinions of their constituents. It is the means by which the "public will" becomes "public policy."

Answer 3

Law-making goes through the House of Representatives and the Senate, both houses of the Congress. The House represents the people while the Senate represents the states. Therefore, the people are represented. If a bill is brought up and both houses are able to agree to make the bill a law, then that means that most of the democracy is for that bill and is able to actually agree on something (as the democracy is quite split in recent years and the parties can never really get along). In lawmaking, the people's views are represented and brought forth, and perhaps made into law. That's what a democracy is: Rule of the people.

Answer 4

They translate public will into public policy in the form of laws.

Answer 5

Because authority rests with the people those who rule democracy cannot be held responsible to the will people, the responsibility rests with the majority of the people.

Answer 6

It is important because it passes laws and provides money. The government and organizations need money to implement their ideas. They also have checks on other systems.

Answer 7

Democracy is working for people of US. Lawmaking ability of Congress pass laws in order to server for people