Identify and explain the features of executive power that the Constitution grants as checks on legislative power.
What will be an ideal response?
Executive power checks the legislative authority of Congress in two important ways. First, through the power of veto, the president can send bills back to Congress for amendment, with his or her objections noted. Second, the president, through the power to nominate-although not ratify-federal judges, can influence and shape the interpretation of federal law.
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