Branches Quote by John F. Kennedy

It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body. The first…

— Alexander Hamilton

There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and…

— P. Sathasivam

Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

When you're elected to Congress, you take a vow to uphold the Constitution and its system of checks and balances. That vow doesn't say,…

— Chellie Pingree

When it comes to the separation of powers, the Constitution makes it look pretty simple: Congress makes the laws, the president enforces them and…

— Asha Rangappa

There are areas of tension and uncertainty the Constitution doesn't address, and presidents of both parties have fought with Congress over their respective roles.

— Maya Wiley

We are sworn to uphold the Constitution and law. And it has to be consistent and agreed upon with three branches of government -…

— Mike Huckabee

No law can give Congress a backbone if it refuses to stand off as the coequal branch the Constitution made it.

— Trey Gowdy

In the United States there are three parts of our government - the judiciary, the legislative and the executive - and the powers are…

— Philip M. Breedlove

Any president has to work with Congress.

— Mac Thornberry

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning…

— Richard M. Nixon

You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.

— Chuck Schumer