<P> The U.S. Congress in relation to the president and Supreme Court has the role of chief legislative body of the United States . However, the Constitution's Framers built a system in which three powerful branches of the government, using a series of checks and balances, could limit each other's power . As a result, it helps to understand how Congress interacts with the presidency as well as the Supreme Court to understand how it operates as an institution . </P> <P> Congressperson Lee Hamilton explained about how Congress functions within American government: </P> <P> To me the key to understanding it is balance . The founders went to great lengths to balance institutions against each other---- balancing powers among the three branches: Congress, the president, and the Supreme Court; between the House of Representatives and the Senate; between the federal government and the states; among states of different sizes and regions with different interests; between the powers of government and the rights of citizens, as spelled out in the Bill of Rights...no one part of government dominates the other . </P>

Who has more power president or supreme court