Which branch of government is more powerful? The United States government is designed with checks and balances to ensure that no branch can become more powerful than another. While this may be the case, it is still possible that one branch of our government may still be more powerful than the others. Equality of power in our government has changed constantly over the lifetime of the United States. Although these changes have occurred, we have not yet made all branches equal and inequality has been due to meet the needs of the time. For example, in 1938 our country was facing a depression and nothing was being done. So, Roosevelt took it upon himself to give more power to the executive branch, and then, in turn, help the country climb out of the hole it had dug for itself. After the country no longer needed Roosevelt's reform plans and size of government, things were scaled back and placed in a more stable balance. While there have been attempts to make everything equal, the legislative branch now holds the majority of power and is the most powerful branch our government has. There are only a few things that keep the legislative branch from spiraling out of control and that is its size and the implied powers they have given to the other branches. The United States Congress currently consists of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. In which the Senate is made up of one hundred people, fifty from each state. And the House of Representatives is made up of four hundred and sixty-five publicly elected officials. With so many conflicting ideologies, due to geography and other factors, it is difficult to please enough people to influence the decision... middle of paper... in the other two branches, and the process is not held by Supreme Court, but by the Senate. This means that Congress is a very powerful branch of our government. In conclusion, the legislative branch is the most powerful branch of the United States government not only because of the powers granted to it by the Constitution, but also because of the implied powers that Congress has. There is also the ability of Congress to triumph over the checks and balances that limit their power. The only thing that really stops the legislative branch from gaining all the power is the large amount of people involved in the process, their differences and ideologies, and the fact that Congress is divided into multiple houses, with public opinion and elections affecting half the branch. of government. Therefore, the legislative branch is the most powerful branch of the United States government.