The members of the executive branch are the president, vice president and the cabinet. The president holds all the power for this branch of the government and the other members report to the president. The legislative branch writes up and votes on laws. This is called legislation. The legislative branch also known as congress has two parts: the House of Representatives and the senate. Other powers of the congress include declaring war, confirming presidential appointments for groups like the Supreme Court and the cabinet and investigating power. According to Article 1, Section 2, Clause 1, the House of Representatives shall constitute members every 2 years by the people of the state.