Question

How does the U.S. Congress check the powers of the U.S. President?

Answer 1

• All appointments made by the President require Senatorial approval.
• All treaties made by the President require Senatorial ratification by a 2/3rd majority.
• The President has to depend upon the Congress for finances. Only the Congress has the power to pass the budget and allocate necessary finances to the President for running the administration of the state.
• The Congress has the power to remove the President by impeachment.
• The Congress can institute investigation committees for investigating the working of government departments.
• The Congress alone has the right to declare war. The President has been denied this right.
• The Congress either of its own or through a constitutional convention, summoned at the request of 2/3rd of the several state legislatures, can propose amendments to the Constitution. The President has been denied a role in amending the Constitution.