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How Do the Legislative and Executive Powers Balance Each Other?
How do checks and balances work in the Constitutional system? Professor Steven Calabresi explains that, although the President may be the most powerful person in the world, he requires the approval of Congress for any expenditure. However, the President has the authority to enforce the law and is also Commander in Chief of the military. The Founders deliberately designed a system where the President and the Congress must share power and balance each other. https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Zw_9jzm4qE