The executive branch of government has the power to veto laws. The legislative branch only writes them and the judicial branch determines if they are Consititutional. ALSO[[User:AFL137|AFL137]] 20:23, 19 Mar 2009 (UTC)~ 1. A presidential veto is overridden by 2/3 of each house in the Congress.
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ALL laws are written by the Legislative Branch. Maritime law is administered by the Federal government.
The people who have the power to make laws are politics, the government and the president.Added: (This answer applies to the US only) ONLY the Legislative Branch of government has the power to propose and pass laws. They forward the legislation to the President who will sign the legislation which turns it into law. The Executive Branch of government carries out the laws, and the Judicial Branch of government passes judgement on them. Other nations have different and/or varying processes.
The Executive Branch does not have the constitutional power to pass "law." However certain portions of the Executive Branch can issue Executive Orders, which can have the force of law.
No. The role of the judicial branch of the US government is to interpret laws in relation to the Constitution. The Supreme Court makes up the Judicial branch. The branch of government that creates laws is the legislative branch (Congress).
No. The founding fathers designed into the U.S. Constitution a system of checks and balances that precludes any one person or branch of the government from having the sole power to pass a law. A bill must pass the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate before it is presented to the President to be signed into law.