The power that Congress is allowed to control is the second amendment of the Bill of Rights, the right to bear arms.
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The congress is the one who holds political power but the president holds the rest of the power because of his honor ship
Congress holds the power to make laws. It also has the "Power of the Purse", which is the ability to fund the U.S. Congress can also declare war, and make sure the President and the Supreme Court do not abuse their power.
The Congress holds the power to regulate foreign and interstate trade.
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Congress makes the rules to admit a new state into the Union of the United States. This is a power that is provided by the US Constitution.
Congress. There is a constitutional process that is laid out in the constitution.
Congress is given the power to make the laws of the country. The President can propose laws but he can't pass them. Only Congress can do that.
The Supreme Court holds the power of judicial review, meaning it can declare a law unconstitutional. The law would then be repealed, checking the power of congress. (see Marbury V. Madison)
No. Congress (the Legislative Branch) holds the power of the purse, meaning they create the budget and decide what to fund and what not to fund.
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Congress has the right to approve or disapprove items in the president's budget request. The Senate has the right to approve or disapprove the president's appointments. Congress has the right to impeach and convict the President or Fire the President. Thus, congress has a lot of power. The founding fathers at the Constitutional Convention assumed that congress and not the President would take the leading role in the Federal Government. However, the inability of the politicians in Congress to work together made that original vision impossible. Thus, the president holds much of the power he holds by default. Just because Congress has not been able to get its act together for 220 years does not mean that will forever be the case.