1. Any taxation bill must originate in the House of Representatives (HOR).
2. The Senate can prevent a department or Supreme Court appointment by the president.
3. The Congress can cut off funding for any government activity.
4. The congress can investigate with subpoena powers actions of the president and the administration.
5. The Congress can override a presidential veto if 2/3 of the Senate and HOR vote to do so. This allows the Congress to pass a law over the objections of the president.
6. The Congress can impeach the president for 'high crimes and misdemeanors' and remove the president from office if convicted by the Senate.
Checks and Balances
checks and balances
congress and the supreme court
The Congress and the judiciary
The Congress has to approve the president's budget to provide checks and balances where necessary.
checks and balances
The president can veto bills passed by Congress.
The president can veto bills passed by Congress.
Checks and Balances
Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances
The principle is called checks and balances
checks and balances i think.. A+