What can Congress do that the president can t?

The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to enact legislation and declare war, the right to confirm or reject many Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers.

What three questions did the framers face when organizing the executive branch how were these questions resolved?

The United States has demonstrated an unprecedented determination to preserve and protect its written Constitution, thereby providing the American “experiment in democracy” with the oldest written Constitution still in force. The Constitution of the United States is a carefully balanced document.

Who served as the judge in the first impeachment trial of Donald J Trump?

The Chief Justice is cited in Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 of the United States Constitution as the presiding officer in an impeachment trial of the President. As such, Chief Justice John Roberts assumed that role and was sworn in by Senate President pro tempore Chuck Grassley on January 16, 2020.

How can Congress and the Supreme Court constrain presidential power?

The Supreme Court and other federal courts (judicial branch) can declare laws or presidential actions unconstitutional, in a process known as judicial review. By passing amendments to the Constitution, Congress can effectively check the decisions of the Supreme Court.

What type of government did the framers want to create?

The Framers believed that the best form of government is one in which elected leaders represent the interests of the people. This is known as republicanism.

Why might the framers have placed such limits on the government they had just created?

Evidently, the framers were afraid that too strong a central government would easily bring about autocracy. In order to restrict the authority of the central government, the framers wanted to make it clear in the Constitution that certain powers were emphatically denied to the Federal Government.