Congress can check the executive branch in a number of ways. It can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority. It also reviews (and subsequently confirms or denies) presidential appointments (e.g. to the Supreme Court). It also controls the national budget, and - perhaps most importantly - it has the power of impeachment, through which it can remove the President from office.
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The President has the power to veto or deny Congress's bill's passing.
The executive branch is part of our Congress.
The President is the power of the executive branch. He appoints all of the leaders of the 15 departments.
Congress has the power of legislative oversight, which allows it to check on how the executive branch is administering the law. Executive, legislative, and judicial are the three branches of the U.S. government.
Congress is not an example of the executive branch. Congress is the legislative branch, in place to make and pass laws, while the executive branch includes the President and the bureaucracy he oversees.
The head of the executive branch can veto laws passed by congress. The head of the executive branch is the president.
Legislative branch Legislative branch = Congress Judicial branch = courts Executive branch = President and cabinet
The executive branch (aka the president) checks the legislative branch (aka congress) by either signing or vetoing bills submitted to him, and by submitting bills to the legislative branch.
The executive branch (aka the president) checks the legislative branch (aka congress) by either signing or vetoing bills submitted to him, and by submitting bills to the legislative branch.
If congress gets a two/thirds majority, then they can override the president's veto.
Congress is actually not part of the executive branch of government. The executive branch is responsible for enforcing laws and is headed by the President of the United States. Congress, on the other hand, is an independent branch of government that is responsible for making laws and is made up of two chambers - the House of Representatives and the Senate.