What are the checks and balances for the executive branch?

Answer 1

Some checks and balances the Executive branch has on the other branches are: Over the Legislative branch: The President must approve of legislation the Legislative Branch has passed before that legislation becomes effective. If the President vetoes that legislation, the Legislative Branch may still pass the legislation, but it now must be by a majority of 2/3 of each house of Congress, instead of the usual simple majority. Another is that while Congress passes the laws, it is the Executive Branch that carries them out. Without the Executive branch's co-operation, the actions of the Legislative branch might not have any effect. Over the Judicial Branch: The President is the one who chooses the people who are to be the judges and justices of the Judicial Branch. In addition, the Executive Branch through its police power is the branch which enforces the judgments of the Judicial branch. Again, without the co-operation of the Executive Branch, the actions of the Judicial Branch might have no effect.

Answer 2

Here are several of the major checks and balances between the three branches of the US government:

The "advise and consent" power of Congress over appointments both to the Executive and Judicial branches provide a powerful check on the power of those branches by the Legislative branch.

The appointment power of the Executive for Judicial seats provides it with power over the Judicial branch.

The Judicial branch's power to invalidate laws (as passed by Congress) or actions (as performed by the Executive) give is a check on the power of both of those branches.

The Executive's legislative veto power is a check on Congress's law-making power.

Congress' ability to fund (or de-fund) certain areas of the federal government provide it with a very powerful check against actions taken by the Executive, and as a limit on the Judicial branch (though, in practice, Congress is very reluctant to use this lever on the Judiciary, as it generally is viewed as overstepping its prerogatives).

Answer 3

Checks and Balances allow Congress, the Executive branch (President) and the Judicial branch to oversee one another's actions keeping one another in check, and not allowing any one branch to have too much power. For the Executive branch they then focus on making sure Judicial and Congressional actions are not overreaching which is where the power to veto may come into play.

Answer 4

One is the impeachment process. The House has the exclusive power to impeach a president, and then the Senate tries the president. Another is the over-ride of a presidential veto.