<Li> May override presidential vetoes </Li> <Dl> <Dt> Executive </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> May veto laws </Li> <Li> Vice president presides over the Senate </Li> <Li> Wages war at the direction of Congress (Congress makes the rules for the military) </Li> <Li> Makes decrees or declarations (for example, declaring a state of emergency) and promulgates lawful regulations and executive orders </Li> <Li> Influences other branches of its agenda with the State of the Union address . </Li> <Li> Appoints judges and executive department heads </Li> <Li> Has power to grant pardons to convicted persons, except in cases of impeachment </Li> <Li> Executes and enforces orders of the court through federal law enforcement . </Li> </Ul> <Li> May veto laws </Li>

Although the american constitution specified the powers and duties of each branch of government