<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city . Legislatures form important parts of most governments; in the separation of powers model, they are often contrasted with the executive and judicial branches of government . </P> <P> Laws enacted by legislatures are known as legislation . Legislatures observe and steer governing actions and usually have exclusive authority to amend the budget or budgets involved in the process . </P>

The branch of government that makes laws for our country