LEGAL POWER .

ISLATIVE

Exponents:
• Keyla Atencio Mamani
• Erick Lupaca Castillo 2018060608
• John R. Candia Pacco 2018062353
 WHAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE POWER

The legislative branch is one of

the three powers of a State. The
legislative power is represented
by the president of congress or
Parliament and is responsible for
formulating laws and bills for the
society of a country.
HISTORY OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER

Peru was born as a free and independent nation after

a long emancipation process, which began with the
first rebellions of indigenous and Creole people.
That process of national independence took place on
July 28, 1821.

The first call for a congress was made by General

José de San Martín through Decree No. 146, of
December 27, 1821. To comply with the
aforementioned device, a commission was formed in
charge of preparing the election regulations and the
number of deputies was set: 79 full members and 38
substitutes, who would be elected according to the
calculation of the population of each department.
 WHO MAKES UP THE LEGISLATIVE POWER? IMPORTANCE OF POWER
LEGISLATIVE

The legislative power is made up of votes on laws independently of any

legislators known as congressmen or position of the executive branch.
parliamentarians. All of them are part of a Furthermore, its decisions, both on new
plural body of debates called the Legislative laws and on necessary modifications to
Assembly (or Congress, Parliament, National existing laws, mark a path for the judiciary
Assembly, Senate, etc.). to follow. In the field of Law , it can be the
expression of the popular will, since it is
These officials are elected by free, universal democratically elected.
and secret popular vote. They can belong to
different political parties, express different
political tendencies and thus represent the
diversity of the nation.
The legislative branch is key in a
democratic republic, since it serves as an
important counterweight to the rest of the
powers. This is because it debates and
 FUNCTIONS OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER

• It is responsible for proposing, discussing, studying, voting,

approving or rejecting legislative initiatives, bills or laws
protected within the political Constitution of each country.
Administration of the national budget and approval of any
budget item requested by the other powers.
• Limit or supervise the operation of other public powers,
especially the executive, and must ratify in writing any
agreement, treaty or agreement signed.
• In the event of a crisis or emergency, Congress can ratify,
remove or investigate any incumbent political official.
• formulator of laws and bills, protected by the Constitution, for
the well-being of the country. It also has the function of
supervising the actions of the Government.
 FORMS OF LEGISLATIVE POWER

CONGRESS

> The legislative power of the States that have a congress is

represented by the president of the congress .
Congress, in turn, can adopt two types of structure:
unicameral and bicameral.

Bicameral : Congress is made up of a lower

Unicameral : it is made up only of the lower house (deputies) and an upper house
house where the deputies are democratically (senators). The lower house is the popular
elected, such as, for example, the case of: representation and the upper house reviews the
Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, laws again in the framework of action related to
Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Peru and economic, political and social relations of the
Venezuela. State, such as, for example, the case of:
Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and
Mexico .
 GENERALITIES OF THE
CONGRESS

> The legislative power resides in Congress, which consists of a single

chamber.
> It is elected via direct suffrage for a period of 5 years.
> The minimum age is 25 years and enjoy the right to vote.
> The legislative mandate is inalienable.
> Congressmen are not subject to imperative mandate and
interpellation.
> They cannot be prosecuted or imprisoned since they enjoy
parliamentary immunity.
> Your role is full time
> The mandate is incompatible with the exercise of any other function,
except that of minister.
PARLIAMENT

• Parliament is the representatives chosen by the people to express

their will. Prepares and approves general regulations and laws.

Parliament is present in those States in which the executive

power is divided and differentiated by a Head of State and a

Head of Government, such as, for example: Spain and England.

 ORGANIZATION
PARLIAMENTARY

The Plenary.- It is the highest deliberative assembly of groups of Congressmen, whose main function is to monitor
Representatives that make up Parliament. and supervise the functioning of state bodies and, in particular
The Board of Directors.- It is a decision-making body made
up of the Representatives of the parliamentary groups called
directors-spokespersons and the members of the Board of
Directors.
The Board of Spokespersons.- It is made up of the members
of the Board of Directors and a spokesperson for each
parliamentary group.
The Presidency.- In the Peruvian Parliament this position is
elected for a legislative period (1 year),
Board of Directors.- The Board of Directors of the Peruvian
Congress is made up of the President and five Vice Presidents.
It is empowered to preside and direct the debates of the
Plenary

The Commissions.- The Commissions are specialized working

 COMMISSIONS

Ordinary Commissions; in charge of the study and ruling

on the ordinary matters on the agenda of Congress, with
priority given to the legislative and oversight function.

Investigation Commissions; responsible for the study,

investigation and ruling on matters brought to their attention

Special Commissions; constituted for protocol or

ceremonial purposes or to carry out any special study or
joint work with Government commissions

Parliamentary Ethics Commission ; responsible for

promoting Parliamentary Ethics, preventing acts contrary to
it, answering queries made and resolving in the first instance
complaints made in accordance with the Code of
Parliamentary Ethics.
 POWERS OF THE
PERMANENT COMMITTEE

Appoint the Comptroller General, at the proposal of the President

of the Republic.
Ratify the appointment and ratification of the President of the
Central Reserve Bank and the Superintendent of Banking and
Insurance
Approve supplementary credits and transfers and authorizations
from the Budget, during the parliamentary recess.
Exercise the delegation of legislative powers granted by
Congress. Matters related to constitutional reform, nor to the
approval of international treaties, organic laws, Budget Law and
General Account Law of the Republic cannot be delegated to the
Permanent Commission.
The others assigned by the Constitution and those indicated by the Regulations of Congress.
POWERS OF THE
CONGRESS
■ Give laws and legislative resolutions, as well as interpret, ■ Exercise the other powers established by the Constitution
modify or repeal existing ones. and those that are inherent to the legislative function.
■ Ensure respect for the Constitution and the laws, and take REPUBLIC OF PERU
appropriate measures to enforce the responsibility of
offenders.
■ Approve treaties, in accordance with the Constitution.
■ Approve the Budget and General Account.
■ Exercise the right of amnesty.
■ Approve the territorial demarcation proposed by the
Executive Branch.
■ Give consent for the entry of foreign troops into the
territory of the Republic, as long as it does not affect, in
any way, national sovereignty.
■ Authorize the President of the Republic to leave the
country.

DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUENT CONGRESS

 CONCLUSIONS
• It is the group of popular representatives who are in charge of
proposing, studying, discussing, voting and approving or rejecting
the legislative initiatives presented by the Legislative Branch itself,
the legislation of the states, the executive and to a certain extent the
citizens. But the Legislature also has the function of resolving some
other essential issues of public life, such as monitoring the
performance of the Executive within the legal framework, or
ratifying popular elections of public officials, starting with the
President of the Republic.

• Through the issuance of decrees and laws, the Legislative Branch is

responsible for constantly creating and recreating a framework of
action for the main economic, political and social relations of the
country, such as the laws that determine property, some economic or
political mechanisms that influence in the distribution of wealth
(such as income and expenditure budgets of government agencies),
land use, resource administration, individual guarantees, treaties and
relations with other countries.
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