The Power Of The Executive Order

The founding fathers of the United States divided the government into three parts, executive, legislative and judicial branch. This was to prevent the abused power of their predecessors’ monarchy system. Of the most concentrated branch is the executive branch. It gave authority to a single person, the President. Of the Constitution in Article II Section I, Clause I, it states that “ The executive power shall be vested in a president of the united states of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows” In result, giving power to one person.

As power is given to one person, he or she should be given rights to create a new law without the consent of other powers in the time of need or for the sake of the country. This was called the executive order. An executive

One of checks and balances include the congress ' ability to overturn an executive order. With a two thirds vote of both houses, the Senate and the house of representatives, they are able to overturn an executive order. Another checks and balances would be the Constitution in which the Supreme court will review the executive order and weight its constitutionality. If the order deems to be unconstitutional, legislative and judicial branches of the government has the power to check or deny an executive order. However, their ability to do this may be based on the degree to which party affiliation of congress or the courts aligns with the president the checks and balances to the power through the legislative and judicial branches are only effective if these branches arenth stacked w supporters of the president. The only recourse given to the people is to lobby their representatives in congress to support defeating an order to make certain they vote for a different presidential candidate in the next