The president's control over the tools of state are checked by Congress' power "to make Rules for the Government and Regulation for the land and naval Forces" (Article I, Section 8).
The President will make as many as 6,000 appointments (including appointments to the federal judiciary), but the Senate must consent to all appointments, except those of "inferior officers" that Congress has vested exclusively in him, the courts, or the heads of departments. He may make temporary appointments without the advice and consent of the Senate if the Senate is in recess, but such appointments expire at the end of the next session of the Senate.
He may not personally initiate legislation.
The President may veto any legislation passed by Congress. Such a veto may be overturned by a two-thirds majority vote in each House.
He may make treaties, but two-thirds of the Senate must ratify the treaty.
He is also required by the Constitution to give Congress information on the State of the Union and propose measures for their consideration.
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