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The "power of the purse" ---congress can withhold funds from any sector of the bureaucracy which is why the agencies try so hard to influence Congress.
In fact, Congress has the power to abolish government agencies and department and eliminate jobs filled by bureaucrats.
( They don't because government workers are also voters and campaigners and there as now so many of them that they can swing elections. Congressmen want to keep their jobs as much as the bureaucrats want to keep theirs. )
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Who presided over the continental congress?
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Why was the Second Continental Congress formed?
Because King George III did not agree to their petition and wanted power over the colonies. The outcome was that the Congress formed the continental army, led by Washington. They hoped to be independent from Britain by force.
Which European power had control of the Louisiana colony when the major waves of acadian immigrants arrived in Louisiana?
The Spanish had control over Louisiana
What role does congress play in American foreign policy?
It can limit what the President can do because, for example, it has the power to declare war and to approve or deny funds.
The Executive branch has the ability to check the power of the Judicial branch by?
Laws that are passed in the Senate and House have to go to the President to be signed into law. So, the President can veto a law. However, if the President vetoes a law, it goes back to Congress and will still become a law if 2/3 of Congress votes for it.
