The first is that the legislative branch is responsible for passing legislation. This means that most of what the Federal government does originates from orders set by the legislative branch.
The legislative branch also has the most power over the federal budget and how federal money is spent.
An effect of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that thousands of settlers looking to inhabit new territories moved to these areas for very little money.
