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Only Congress has the power to make laws, so if the President want a law passed, he has no choice but to prevail upon Congress to pass it. That is how the US Constitution has set up the government to work.
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Can the president ask the congress to make a law?
Can the President ask the congress to make a law?
If the president denies a law how can congress make a law?
The Congress can override the veto with a 2/3 majority.
What can the president do if congress passes a law?
he can sign it and make it a law or he can veto it(reject)
What is the job on the legislative branch?
To make bills (laws) to pass to the president to sign. If the president veto's the bill and congress wants the law then they vote. If 2/3 of the congress representatives votes "yes" then the president cant veto the law. But if the Judaical branch (the supreme court) decides that the law is unconstitutional nor congress or the president can make the bill a law.
What is the duty of the congress?
The Congress' main duty is to make and pass laws.
Does the president work with congress to make laws?
While the President can suggest legislation, the actual letter of the law (specifics) is written by Congress. If a bill is passed by Congress than the President can sign the bill into law or veto it, having another impact on law-making.
Is there any precedence for the president going around congress and bringing a law directly to the people to vote on?
I am not sure what you want to know. The people can not directly vote on laws or make laws. Only Congress can do that. The president could ask the people to write their Congressmen and ask for a law to be passed. I do not know of any President who did that. Ordinarily, the way for the President to influence legislation is to work with the Congressional leaders of his party and get them to push his agenda.
Can the president recommend legislation to congress?
The US President can certainly make a draft of a law he would like to see the Congress to pass. A quick example is this: the president wants a bill created to allocate $100,000,000 for a mars exploration project. As this is a "money" bill, he could give the draft to a member of the House of Representatives. He can also make it clear that the bill is a priority. He cannot do anything more then that. He cannot make "legislation". If the bill passes the House & is approved by the Senate, then the President can sign the bill into law.
What if the president does not want the law to pass?
Only Congress can pass laws. so if the president want a law passed he must ask Congress to pass it. He usually has some of what is called political capital that he can spend to get Congress to do what he wants, particularly if he belongs to the majority party in Congress.
What must the President do to prevent a bill passed by congress from becoming law.?
To make a bill a law, the president signs it. However, if the president takes no action before the time for the president's action expires, and Congress is still in session, the bill automatically becomes law.
What can the US congress do to make a bill a law if the president vetoes it?
The bill that the President has vetoed must be passed with a 2/3 favorable vote in both houses of Congress in order to become law.
How does presidential approval matter in passing laws?
The Legislative Branch (Congress) makes the laws. The law they make then goes to the Executive Branch (the President). The President can either sign the law, to make it become an actual United States Law, or he can veto it. To veto means to not approve a law passed by Congress. If two-thirds of both houses of Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) agree, Congress can override the President's veto.
