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en-wikipedia-org-4995		Legislature - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2987	451	51	A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. Democratic legislatures have six major functions: representation, deliberation, legislation, authorizing expenditure, making governments, and oversight.[1] In Westminster-style legislatures the executive (composed of the cabinet) can essentially pass any laws it wants, as it usually has a majority of legislators behind it, kept in check by the party whip, while committee-based legislatures in continental Europe and those in presidential systems of the Americas have more independence in drafting and amending bills.[2] Some political systems follow the principle of legislative supremacy, which holds that the legislature is the supreme branch of government and cannot be bound by other institutions, such as the judicial branch or a written constitution. Legislatures are made up of individual members, known as legislators, who vote on proposed laws.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4995.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4995.txt