U. S. Government/U. S. Branches/Executive Branch/Separation of Powers

Executive Branch checks the Legislative Branch by: Executive Branch checks the Judicial Branch by:
 * Functions of the National Executive Branch
 * Headed by the president of the US, the chief executive officer of the nation
 * Executes the laws of the land
 * Prepares the annual budget for congressional action
 * Appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges
 * Administers the federal bureaucracy
 * Checks and Balances
 * Proposing legislation
 * Proposing an annual budget for Congressional approval
 * Calling special sessions of Congress
 * Vetoing legislation Congress has passed
 * Appointing federal judges/justices