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THe President can veto a bill before it becomes a law. Once a bill becomes law, the President can not changeit. However, at the risk of being impeached, he can refuse to enforce it, or enforce it selectively, enforcing only the parts he likes, the way that Obama treats the Immigration laws.
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Which power does Congress have that helps ensure that the president does not break the law?
the power to impeach
What can the president do if congress passes a law?
he can sign it and make it a law or he can veto it(reject)
What the congress does when it passes a law after the president has vetoed it?
Override a veto
What happens to a law if the congress passes it?
If both houses of congress pass it, it goes to the president. If and when he signs it, it becomes law.
What happens if congress passes a law that is not necessary and proper?
The president will veto it
How does a bill usually become a law after Congress passes it?
the president sings it.
Can the congress veto a law that the president passes?
If both houses of congress vote by 2/3 to override a presidential veto, it automatically becomes law despite the President's veto.
Example of Congress checking President?
One example of Congress checking the President is through the impeachment process. Congress has the power to impeach the President if they believe he has committed "high crimes and misdemeanors." This allows Congress to hold the President accountable and potentially remove him from office if necessary.
If the congress passes a law that the president does not wish to sign how many days does he have to return it?
10 days
What laws does the congress make in the US?
The U.S. Congress passes bills that become Federal Laws when the U.S. President signs them (although there are cases in which Congress can make a bill into a law without the President's approval), and each state Congress passes bills that become state laws when the Governor of the state signs them.
Which branch can say that congress has made a law that is against the constitution?
The Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of laws. However, the president does not make laws. If he does things that are illegal and not in accordance with the law, then Congress can impeach him for misconduct.
If Any change congress makes in the president's salary cannot apply to the person who is president when the law is passes why do you think the constitution has this rule?
Congress must set its own pay.
