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How would the President go upon checking the power of Congress?
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The President can limit Congress' power by exercising his veto power on their legislation rather than signing it into law.
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Can legislative law be passed by the executive or judicial branch as well as by congress?
Only Congress has the power to pass laws (legislate). The President can veto bills and can make suggestions as to laws he/she would like to see enacted. The power of the President is to enforce the laws that are already enacted. The Judicial Branch can interpret the laws and can declare laws that violate the Constitution as unconstitutional.
Why were the anti federalist important?
They thought that Congress would ruin the country with taxes and the president had to much power. They also complained that the constitution didn't list the rights of the people.
Can the president of the US pick a new vice president if he became the president upon the death of a president?
yes= that is what he would do. His choice must be confirmed by Congress.
When can a president use armed forces abroad?
The President has constitutional power to take military action whenever and wherever he believes it is necessary. Any sustained military operation would probably provide additional resources which only Congress can provide.
If the speaker of the house and the vice president are from different parties and the sitting president dies could the new president and vice president be Democrat and Republican?
Not likely . If the president dies, the VP would become the president and he would nominate someone to be the new vice president. He would choose someone from his own party and the Congress would not likely reject a nominee just because he was from the same party as the president. If his nominee was rejected he could keep submitting names until he found someone Congress would agree to.
Why does the constitution carefully divide power between the president and congress?
Because otherwise the president or the congress would have all the power. It would be like North Korea where the president has all the power. He could do whatever he wants.
What role does the congress have in checking presidential abuse of power?
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.
What is a power that was created for the president through laws established by Congress called?
I would call it a "delegated power" meaning power that constitutionally belongs to Congress is passed along or delegated to the President.
Would impeachment of the president be a delegated power?
No, it's an expressed power of Congress and could not be delegated.
What articles and section gives the president the power to make a budget?
The president has no power over funding. His budgets are suggestions to Congress and most are not followed at all closely. Congress can give him options on how to spend funds they appropriate and that power would be from the particular appropriation law passed by Congress.
How does the Supreme Court limit the of congress?
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)
What branch would have power to send soldiers to a foreign country but does not Have the power to declare war?
The President (Executive Branch) The president is commander in chief of the army, but only congress can declare war. So even if the president ordered the soldiers to go to a different country, he would not be able to declare war. Congress would have to do that part.
Does the US Constitution give the president the power to make treaties without consulting Congress?
No, why would they?
Should congress have the power to override a president's veto?
Absolutely. Or else the president can establish a totalitarian government system, which would be risky.
Should the president have power to make decisions without congresses approval?
The President should and must have power to make certain decision without Congressional approval, just as Congress has the right to do things without the President's approval. If Congress had to approve everything a President did, Congress would have full authority over both the legislative and executive power of governmant, which would eliminate the concept of checks and balances of the three branches of government that the Constitution sets up.
Why the president's salary unchanged during his time in office?
Such is the law. It would upset the balance of power, if Congress could cut the President's salary.
Why would congress veto the president's veto?
Your terminology is not quite correct. Congress does not veto a veto, it overrides a veto. And the reason for doing so would be that the members of Congress are determined to have their way. If they can muster enough votes, they have the power to put through their legislation, with or without the approval of the President.
