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If congress passes a law what can the president do to keep it from passing?
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∙ 16y ago
Veto it. Then the bill goes back to Congress where they have to gather a 2/3 majority to override the veto to make the bill law. Most of the time that does not happen.
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Does the President have the power to keep Congress from passing a law that all members of Congress support?
No. The president can veto once passed, and congress can then decide whether to override the veto.
How can the president check congress in regards to a bill?
If the president does not like proposed legislation he can make his thoughts known to leaders in congress and threaten to veto it. If the bill passes anyway, he can veto it - send it back to congress with his objections.
How does the President of the United States keep the US Congress united and NOT divided?
That is simply not the role of the President. It is quite natural that a President of the United States will have a difficult relationship with Congress if the President wants to make controversial decisions. Admittedly, if the US President wanted to spend all of his passing nonbinding resolutions about how Americans love teachers, he would have nearly unanimous support, but he would be using his time and office ineffectively.
Does the US Congress make or suggest laws?
The President suggests laws, and Congress makes laws. A President can stop a bill from becoming a law (that's called a veto), but it can become a law anyway if at least 2/3 of each house of Congress vote in favor of it (that's called overriding the veto).A President may not legally decide which federal laws he/she will enforce and which he/she will not enforce. (Regarding the question of why we keep allowing him to do so, I don't have the answer to that.)
How effective the congress is in regard to passing laws that serve American citizens?
Once apon a time in America Congress was an important citizen serving organization to help limit government and keep government from becoming to large. Now the Congress is not effective at all. If you keep up to date with current issues you can see what is going on in our government. Government is bigger and more powerful so congress passes laws that benefit the government because their in on the action now too.....more money for the powerful redistrubution of wealth to the citizens and socailizing america. its the communist uprising in America
Congress shares foreign relations power with?
The President has almost all the power in foreign relations. Congress is only needed to sign treaties and keep troops in an area for more than 60 days.
What role does congress play in the appointment of the presidents cabinet?
Congress appropriates all the money that the different departments of the Executive branch depends on to fund each departments activities. All monies used to run the United States government are dispensed by Congress.
What government body checks the power of the President?
Both the Legislative (Congress) and the Judicial (Supreme Court), have the power to keep the President's power in check.
Why have many presidents decided on tax cuts?
The simple answer if that if you ignore the long term costs of running a deficit, tax cuts are politically very attractive. The rank-and-file voter loves the sound of a tax cut. You must understand that the President can not raise or lower taxes. Only Congress can do that. The president can ask Congress to pass tax cuts but Congress can do as it pleases. What the current President likes to do is ask for tax cuts for most people, but tax hikes for the rich in order to keep the revenue the same. This is not likely to happen since rich people either are in Congress or else finance the campaigns that keep Congressmen in office. If Congress passes a tax cut for everybody (or renews an old tax cut that was set to expire), the President fears to veto it, because if he does , people will say he raised taxes and blame him and his party.
Describe the primary constitutional conflict between Congress and the President over the decision to go to war?
Congress has the ability to decide if the country should go to war. The president of the US creates all tactical planning of the war once Congress initiates the act. Congress does not have the ability to end a war once it begins. However, the president must depend on Congress to keep funding the war efforts.
What branch of the government does congress watch using oversight function?
Congress which is a part of the Legislative Branch of the government, checks the president and the executive branch to keep them from overstepping their power.
Congress passed the National Emergencies Act in 1976 to keep the president's power in check true or False?
false
