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Make laws - The Purpose of the Legislative Branch Josh Hawley - Senior Senator from Missouri. Eric Schmitt - Junior Senator from Missouri. Representation - The constitutional principle that allows people to select delegates to make laws on their behalf. It is used in the Legislative branch. Checks and balances - controls that each branch has to limit the power of the others Federalism - a division of powers between levels of government, generally between national and state 1st ...