Under the Constitution, the first article states that, “All legislative powers herein …show more content…
In this section the Founders wrote the following, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years…” The role of the executive branch is to carry out and enforce the laws of our nation. Similar to Congress, the president also has legislative powers. One of those, is the power to veto bills sent to him by Congress, unless both houses overturn his veto with a two thirds majority vote. Many of the bills drafted by Congress are initiated by the executive branch. The president also has the power to issue executive orders, which are binding under federal law. President Obama once said, “I've got a pen and I've got a phone - and I can use that pen to sign executive orders” (Barack Obama, n.d). Another power of the presidency, is to send the armed forces of the country to war and make treaties with counties. Examples of this are the Gulf and Vietnam wars, along with the recent nuclear treaty been negotiating with