The Congress must approve any choice the President makes if the office of Vice-President becomes vacant, and the US Senate must approve many of the presidential appointments. Moreover, the Congress has the power to remove presidential appointees, or even the President, by the impeachment process.
Power maintained by the legislative branch over the executive branch is to help keep the executive in check. The legislative has the power to veto executive polices and can also impeach the president and other executive officers.
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Through the veto power.
Through the veto power.
The executive branch can veto proposed bills made by the legislative branch. This power division is laid out in Article 1, section 7 of the Constitution. This procedure allows the executive branch to have some power over the legislature and thus "check" the legislative branch's power.
To check the power of the Judicial and the Legislative Branches
The president has no power over the legislative.
Legislative branches can check on the Executive branch by, override president's veto.
The power of the Executive branch is to enforce laws enacted by the Legislative branch.
The President has the power to veto or deny Congress's bill's passing.