The Upper House of the Legislative Branch (aka US Senate) can reject any high level appointment of the president such as a federal judge, ambassador or cabinet member. (The president is allowed to make certain lower level appointment without approval )
The senate in the legislative branch can reject the federal appointments made by the president in the executive branch.
the Legislative branch may reject and confirm appointment
The Legislative Branch
The Senate.
Appointed by Executive Branch, approved or rejected by Legislative branch
1. They are both bicameral 2. They approve or reject job nominations/appointments made by the executive branch 3. They override vetoes by the executive branch 4. They both have a senate
executive branch
1. They are both bicameral 2. They approve or reject job nominations/appointments made by the executive branch 3. They override vetoes by the executive branch 4. They both have a senate
The President (Executive Branch) appoints judges and justices of the Judicial Branch with the advice and consent (approval) of the Senate (Legislative Branch). Both branches must participate in order to complete an appointment.
The President (Executive branch) nominates US Supreme Court justices, with the "advice and consent" of the Senate (Legislative branch), which votes whether to confirm or reject the nominee. The House of Representatives is not part of the Supreme Court appointment process.
congress (or the legislative branch) checks the executive branch (or the president) by: 1) actions can be declared unconstitutional 2) 2/3 over ride by each house 3) impeached checks on the judicial branch (or the courts) by: 1) approved by the congress 2) impeached
legilslative branch
The branch of government that can veto bills is the executive branch, typically represented by the President. Once a bill is passed by the legislative branch (Congress), the President has the option to approve the bill by signing it into law or reject it by vetoing it.
Through the veto power.
the executive branch can veto law made by the legislative branch, but the law can still be passed by a two-thirds majority vote by both houses in the legislative branch.