Defuse the presidency, revive Congress and checks and balances

Defuse the presidency, revive Congress and checks and balances

The overwhelming, mush-rooming growth of presidential power in both foreign and domestic aff airs, marked by executive aggrandizement and legislative abdication, leaves students of the Constitution begging for a spirited revival of checks and balances, of the sort envisioned by…

Executive Orders, Congressional Action, and the Autonomy of the

The United States Constitution established three co-equal branches of government: the legislative branch makes laws, the executive branch enforces laws, and the judicial branch interprets laws. This system of checks and balances creates an interplay of power between and among the branches of government, ensuring that each holds its own authority, but is also subject to and dependent on the authority of the other branches to fully function. Artic…