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What check do the other two branches have on a president’s executive order?

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Congress also has the power to overturn an Executive Order by passing legislation that invalidates it. (The President, of course, may veto such legislation, in which case Congress may override the veto by a two-thirds majority). Congress could also effectively thwart an Executive Order calling for an action that requires funding by using its power of the purse to deny the necessary funding. Finally, the courts have the power to stay in enforcement or ultimately overturn an Executive Order that is found to be beyond the President’s constitutional authority.

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