Ways the President Checks Congress

The Veto» legislation» budget -- line item?

Going public Agenda setting “Working” with the leadership Promoting bureaucratic power

Ways the President Checks the Bureaucracy

Appointments Budgets Monitoring of rule making Reorganization Providing guidelines for agency action Proposing statutory changes Personal intervention

Ways the President Checks the Judiciary

Appointments Amicus curiae briefs Solicitor General Arguments Decisions about whether to intervene in

individual cases

Ways the Congress Checks the President

Impeachment Override Veto Attempt to Seize agenda - Newt and the K

with America Go public Refuse to bring presidential bills to the

floor Oversight hearings

Ways the Congress Checks the Bureaucracy

Oversight hearings Budgets Changes in Statutory language Informal contacts Appointments -- Senate only

Ways the Congress Checks the Judiciary

Appointments -- Senate only Change laws -- statutory interpretation

cases only Change composition of the Judiciary Go public

How the Judiciary Checks Anyone Else

Judicial Review -- Declaring actions to be unconstitutional

Expanding of Access to the Courts