veto
PRESIDENT
an override
Presidents cannot pass legislation. It is congress that makes the laws, and then the president either signs them or vetoes them. But presidents can and do encourage congress to pass certain bills; President Obama, like all presidents before him, has had a number of pieces of legislation he wanted congress to pass. In some cases, they did; in others, they did not.
The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation was first introduced by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in 1964. It later pass the Economic Opportunity Act.
Theodore Roosevelt's initial program to pass as much legislation as possible was called the Roosevelt Corollary. When Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States, the Great Depression was in its final years.
Because he won by a big margin, he was able to pass legislation.
You are the face of the government
Congress can pass new legislation
The chief legislature is the role the President is fulfilling when the President proposes a highway construction bill to Congress and then pressures lawmakers to pass the proposed legislation.
Absolutely not. The constitution is very clear about that: the President can ask, suggest, bully or beg Congress to legislate, but only the Congress can write (and pass) a law. The president can veto any legislation he doesn't like, which makes it harder for Congress to pass it, but it is still possible to pass legislation over the President's objection.
if the president vetos (or refuses to sign a bill) 2/3 of the senate can over ride it.
Write and pass legislation and impeach the president.