Presidents cannot pass legislation. It is congress that makes the laws, and then the president either signs them or vetoes them. But presidents can and do encourage congress to pass certain bills; President Obama, like all presidents before him, has had a number of pieces of legislation he wanted congress to pass. In some cases, they did; in others, they did not.
Congress can pass a BILL over the President's veto making it a law.
If Congress has enough votes, they do not need the President's approval.
balance of power
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Congress DOES have the power to pass a bill into law over a Presidential veto.
Congress cannot pass laws that favor one state over another. The goal of Congress is to pass fair and lawful laws.
All. Presidents do not pass budgets. Congress does.
Actually, presidents do not make the laws. Only congress can make the laws. Presidents will promote or push their priorities and try to encourage congress to turn those priorities into laws. Presidents need to work closely with congress, since no bills will pass unless congress agrees to pass them, no matter how much a president might want something done.
The US Congress is the legislative branch of the US government and is the branch that can pass laws.
No. Only the congress can pass a law. The executive branch can, however, promulgate regulations.
He can lobby congress to help pass a bill. He is the tie breaker for the senate.