The power of the president is checked by?

Answer 1

The US System of Government-Checks and Balances- is not so complicated as you might think.

The President is checked by

Congress (legislature) and Supreme Court (judiciary).

by Congress

-may override presidential vetoes with two-third vote

-has the power over the purse strings to actually fund any executive actions

-may remove the President through impeachment (but that only happened twice in the US history)

-Senate approves treaties

-Senate approves presidential appointments (President has the power to appoint the powerful guys, justices of the Supreme Court, members of the cabinet etc)

by the Supreme Court

-Judges, once appointed for life, are free from controls from the executive branch

-Courts can judge executive actions to be unconstitutional through the power of

judicial review

Answer 2

The Legislative Branch's (Congress') ability to counter the power of the Executive Branch (the Presidency) comes in a variety of ways.

1. It can override a President's veto of any Legislative bill, using a 2/3s vote by both houses. It thus can force legislation over an executive block.
2. Consent (i.e. confirmation) is required on many of the Executive branch's choice of appointments to Executive and Judicial Branch posts. That is, for many posts in the Executive and Judicial Branch, the President must gain permission for the appointee from Congress (specifically, the Senate).
3. All treaties and international agreements negotiated by the President on behalf of the U.S. must be ratified by the Senate before they are considered to be in effect.
4. Only Congress can declare war; without a declaration of war, the President's ability to use the Armed Services is limited.
5. Finally, Congress controls the appropriation (spending) of all money. It can thus curtail any Executive Branch operation by denying that department funding for the activity in question.

Answer 3

The legislative power is checked by both the executive and judicial branches. The President may exercise a checking power by vetoing legislation. The President and those he appoints can also decide how much effort they put into enforcing the legislation.

The judicial branch also acts as a check on legislative power by ruling on whether laws passed are constitutional. If they rule that a law is unconstitutional, then it becomes null and void.

Answer 4

the congress(legislative branch) checks the powers of the president(executive branch).....

Answer 5

The President's Veto Power acts as a check on Congress.