State of the Union
Article II, Section 3, Clause 1
According to the US Constitution, Congress has "the power of the purse". This means that Congress approves the budget submitted by the President. It's one of the checks and balances built into the Constitution to ensure that one branch doesn't hold too much power.
No. The Constitution merely requires that the President "from time to time" inform Congress as to the state of the union. It does not have to be a speech, and in fact every President from Thomas Jefferson until Woodrow Wilson submitted the state of the union in a letter to Congress. The speech traditionally takes place annually, but this is not constitutionally required.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a line-item veto is unconstitutional because the U.S. Constitution specifies that when presented with a bill that has been passed by Congress, the President's choices are limited to either signing the bill, making it a law, or returning it to where it originated along with his/her objections to it. Therefore, line-item veto power requires that the U.S. Constitution be amended to expand the President's choices when presented with a bill that Congress has passed.
On the contrary, the Constitution requires members of Congress to be residents of the States which they represent.
War Powers Act
The Constitution requires it.
According to the US Constitution, Congress has "the power of the purse". This means that Congress approves the budget submitted by the President. It's one of the checks and balances built into the Constitution to ensure that one branch doesn't hold too much power.
The Constitution expressly requires that the President must be a natural born citizen of the United States, 35 years of age.
should the us require that all eligible citizens vote? one reason is that The U.S. Constitution requires the President to report regularly to Congress.
The Congressional Record. The Constitution requires Congress to keep a journal of its activities.
No. The Constitution merely requires that the President "from time to time" inform Congress as to the state of the union. It does not have to be a speech, and in fact every President from Thomas Jefferson until Woodrow Wilson submitted the state of the union in a letter to Congress. The speech traditionally takes place annually, but this is not constitutionally required.
The Constitution requires that a person reach a certain age before becoming President because the founding fathers felt a level of maturity is needed to be President. Congress also has a minimum age that a person must be.
The U.S. Constitution requires that every bill, order, and resolution passed by Congress be presented to the President for approval or veto. This process is outlined in Article I, Section 7, which states that if the President approves the legislation, it becomes law. If the President disapproves, they can return it to Congress with their objections. This system establishes a system of checks and balances between the legislative and executive branches.
Yes, it is. Article 2, Section 3 requires the president to ". . . from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union. . . "
The constitution requires that supreme court justices be approved after the president nominates them by "advice and consent". Therefore, the congress can deny the candidate put forth by the president.
The President can't declare war because in the Constitution that power is given to the Congress as part of the checks and balances system.No.No. It is Congress who can but hasn't since World War II and meekly approve Presidential "actions" of one sort or another and it is the President as the Commander in Chief who can send armies into "action".No it first congress has to pass the bill then it goes to the president to sigh. The President can ask congress to declare war, but he can't declare war congress only can.
the president can veto any bill passed by congress, which requires 2/3 of both houses to override