Question

Which of the following is an example of a check on the power of the legislative branch?

Answer 1

The President can veto any bill sent to him by the legislature (Congress), and the Supreme Court can declare when a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional.

Budgets

Answer 2

The executive branch can veto proposed bills made by the legislative branch. (Article 1, section 7) This procedure allows the executive branch to have some power over the legislature and thus "check" the legislative branch's power.