azza1625/createdebate-arguments huggingface dataset:
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

The Congress is ratifying a treaty made by the president. Doesn't put power in the hands of the executive since the legislative branch is only approving? Even if congress doesn't ratify a treaty, the president can make and executive agreement without approval of congress as long as it is constitutional. The ability of the executive to act quickly without having to go through congress give the president great power of congress!
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress has the power to Impeach the President of the United States. Congress can begin the impeachment process to remove the president from office for the Conviction of High Crimes or Misdemeanors. If the Claims are ruled to be true against the President and are bad enough to be impeached over, the legislative branch can vote to remove him or her and there is nothing they can do to counter it.Although it does not happen often, Andrew Jackson was impeached from his Presidency, showing that it is not only possible to be done but that it has actually been done before.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

An Impeachment would require bipartisan support which is pretty much impossible to obtain when it comes to the Presidency. Everything is so divided nowadays that even if an impeachment is started in the House, it is almost impossible for it to pass in the Senate. If impeachments rarely happened in the days of Andrew Jackson when it was encouraged and easier due to multiple parties, how do you expect it to happen in this heated two-party climate?
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress is able to remove the President or positions appointed by the President from office. This means that if the President is taking too much power, then there will most likely be a strong push to get rid of him. Officials appointed by the President who are not doing their job properly may also have a strong push in Congress to be impeached.One of the best known examples is Watergate in which President Nixon was on the verge of impeachment which pressured him to resign. The most recent example (2010) was with a district court judge from Louisiana. G. Thomas Porteous was charged with lying under oath. Not only was he removed from office but he was not allowed to hold future offices.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress has the power to override a veto from a President if there is a ⅔ vote in both houses.During Andrew Johnson’s Presidency, Congress used 15 overrides. Andrew tried to veto 21 laws which means that Congress overrode almost 70% of his vetoes.President Pierce used 9 vetoes but Congress overrode 5 of them. That means that Congress overrode more than 50% of his vetoes. These are great examples of how Congress is able to undermine the power of the President.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

Out of the many vetoes only 7% has been successful though.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

Even though the argument is factually true, it is also true that Johnson was later impeached by congress given the poor job that he was overall as a president. That being said, there was only one other president who did a good job in office and furthered the progression of our nation where the veto override rate was above 50%. Other than that ONE presidency, no other veto overrides have been even close to half or over half. This shows the power of the president with bills becoming laws and how the president is more power than Congress in this field of government which is law making.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

It is also true that Johnson was never kicked out of office due to the sufficient majority who wanted to keep him in, allowing him to win the acquittal.I hope the following link helps support fact and actual truth. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Impeachment_Johnson.htm
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress is able to approve positions that the President appoints such as ambassadors, judges, and SCOTUS.In a divided government, when Democrats control the Senate, it could be very difficult for the President to appoint someone who is too zealous or fervent towards him, as well as people who may not be fit for the job.A good recent example of this is from last year is during Ronny Jackson’s appointment as Assistant to the President and Chief Medical Adviser. It was postponed until he finally withdrew his position. Co-workers claimed that he created a hostile work environment and drank on the job.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress is more powerful, because it has the power of the purse (controls the money). Not only do they have this power, but it is enumerated in the constitution meaning its in a legal document and cannot be argued. And if the president creates an executive order to avoid being turned down the legislative branch, congress has the power to take away funding and stop progress of whatever Is working with that executive order. And lastly, congress can fund things to their liking which gives them more power in things they want done.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

The president still has to check all the taxes congress lays and collects. And you say "congress can fund things to their liking"? I'm pretty sure congress funds things for the benefit of the country and their constituents, not because they like what they're funding. Also say congress funds something they "like", the president can veto this and it is very difficult to override a veto as we all know.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

The President can call a government shutdown due to conflicts with the fiscal decisions of Congress. This happened in 2017 when President Trump demanded money for the wall. While it is not always successful, the President still has the power to influence Congress' spending habits.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

Although Congress has power of the purse and controls money, the current president has worked around this. Between 2017 and 2018, president Trump requested billions of dollars from Congress to build the wall, and Congress repeatedly rejected his request. To get around this Trump abused the National Emergencies Act and declared a national emergency and also signed a bill that granted over 1 billion dollars for border fencing. Trump is described as having "flimsy evidence" for his proposal, but he still got around congress and got the money he wanted after it was rejected by congress.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

In the Constitution, Article 1 section 3 gives Congress the authority to impeach and remove "The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States.” Congress can put any president or officers they feel are abusing their powers or being unconstitutional with 2/3 vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

Even though Congress does have the power to impeach the president, VP, and all civil officers of the U.S., this a very unlikely thing to happen. For every president that has been in office, only 2 out of the 45 have been impeached. Even further, out of all of the federal officers under the president's staff, only 15 have ever been impeached. So even though the power is able to be used by Congress, it has not been used nor successful when used.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

It is true that impeachment is very unlikely to happen, but this power of congress is still held over the president and can happen if the president were to seriously abuse his/her presidential powers. The impeachment power of congress keeps presidents and other officers in line because of the fear of being kicked out of office.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

The process is started by a two-thirds majority vote of the Parliament to impeach the President, where the Constitutional Court decides whether the President is guilty of the crime of which he is charged. This also would require the President’s own party to vote against him. This hardly happens unless the crime the President is accused of is believed to be true.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

The legislature has the power to impeach the president.The house can vote to impeach the president. Once the House votes to impeach, the president gets a hearing in the Senate. A 2/3 majority vote can convict the president and remove them from office.Congress is currently using its subpoena power to control the media and show the people how powerful it really is by trying to impeach Donald Trump.Although this is not a common occurrence, Federalist 65 shows that the founding fathers intended this power of impeachment to be used a lot more.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

The Congress have the power to impeach a president. Stated in Article II, section 4, it was created by the founder to prevent the potential for abuse of executive power and if an official is impeached but acquitted by the senate then they would be unlikely to be reelected. The House has impeached 20 federal officers. Of these: 15 were federal judges: thirteen district court judges, one court of appeals judge (who also sat on the Commerce Court), and one Supreme Court Associate Justice. two were Presidents: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton; both were later acquitted by the Senate. First, the Congress investigates the official then the house of rep vote on either to impeach the president or not and if ⅔ agreed then the senate determine is whether the president is guilty and if ⅔ of senate agreed that president is guilty then the president is removed from office.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

consents can check and reject treaties that are presented by the President.Based on the Treaty Clause, the President must get “advice and consent” from a ⅔ vote from the Senate.Federalist 64 talks about how the Constitution grants the president the power to make treaties with consent of two thirds of the Senate. Senate has these ability to check presidential power and ensure the states are each given an equal vote.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

Congress can check and reject treaties that are presented by the President.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

The president can make executive orders to do just whatever the treaty was without congress' approval
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress is given the power to ratify treaties in Article 2 Section 2. In the article it is states that "shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur". If the president wants a treaty to be ratified two thirds of congress must also want the treaty to be ratified. This shows how congress is more powerful than the president.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress can impeach the president.If the House votes to impeach an elected official, the accused party gets a hearing in the Senate. A two-thirds majority can convict the individual and remove him or her from office.The founding fathers intended for more presidential impeachments to happen. Federalist 65 helps to back this up. This paper discusses the power of the Senate to try impeachment cases. The problem Hamilton addresses is that the accuser of wrongdoing as well as the judge of the accusation are both political bodies. Hamilton warned that the process of impeachment might become political, causing factions to polarize further away from each other in their defense or prosecution of the impeached individual. Congress can use this to subpoena people and threaten people, holding power over their heads.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Presidential appointments must be confirmed by Congress.Congress went through many trials with Brett kavanaugh to appoint him, due to things found out about his youth years, causing the confirmation hearing to be one of the most contentious in history.In the past 100 years, the senate has rejected 3 nominations.Article II section 2 empowers the president to nominate and, “by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate”, to appoint principal officers.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

Once again the president is still choosing the nominees. You bring up the Brett Kavanaugh case, but if you do recall he is currently an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court! Also rejecting 3 nominations is not something that strengthens your argument. That's 3 out of at least 100 nominations which shows how unlikely it is for Congress to reject a nomination.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

The legislative branch is much more powerful than the executive branch because congress has to approve the presidents treaties. The president can make the treaty but if it does not pass the House and the Senate with 2/3 majority vote then the treaty is no more. As stated by the treaty clause "The president … shall have the power,by and with the advice and consent of the senate,to make treaties..." Congress has rejected 21 treaties and passed several more but most of them were later withdrawn.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

It is possible that the president could make an executive order instead to get the same thing that he would've gotten out of the treaty.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Yes ,while this is true congress can pass a law that contradicts the executive order to make it ineffective or in other words useless.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress has the power to impeach The President and The President has no say on what is voted upon. It is stated in Article 2 Section 2 that the president does have the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in the case of impeachment.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress has power of the purse. This is a very critical power that Congress has and possibly one of their most important. They can tax and spend money for the national government. This power comes from Article 1, Section 9 Clause 7 of the Constitution, when it states:"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time." The Appropriations Clause also backs up this power. An example of Congress utilizing their power of the purse for the greater good was when they eliminated all military funding for South Vietnam; ending the Vietnam War as a result
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Another reason congress is more powerful than the President is because congress has the power of the purse. Congress—and in particular, the House of Representatives—is invested with the “power of the purse,” the ability to tax and spend public money for the national government.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress is more powerful than the president because congress has power of the purse. the main reason congress has the power of the purse is to ensure that the executive would not spend money without congressional authorization.Congress has the power to fund or defund organizations if they feel the organization is breaking rules, or just because the money should be appropriated to somewhere else. The president also, can not spend money without congressional consent.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress has the power to ratify treaties that are being proposed to them, as mentioned in Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution.Although the President has the power to propose treaties, they still must be accepted by 2/3 of the senate and ratified.The Enumerated Powers of the Constitution itself give Congress the rights to be able to ratify Treaties where as the executive branch can only propose them, as said in Article 2 Section 2. Congress has the power to override treaties, which is given in Article 2, section 2 of the constitution, as is a everything for treaties.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

Who needs a treaty when you can just use an Executive Agreement? It takes half the time and can accomplish twice as much. The only down-side is that it can be undone, but if it is a necessary and sensible agreement, the next president will more than likely leave it.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Often times a president just leaving the executive agreement is not a reality. With the polarization and very strongly differing view points of Democrats and Republicans, it doesn't matter whether or not the agreement is reasonable. It will likely be challenged and undone if the party of the former president and the new president do not match up.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress has the power to overturn an executive order by passing legislation that invalidates it.The President can veto a bill but the Congress can override the veto by getting 2/3 majority vote from both the House and Senate.Congress override Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill that states that families of 9/11 victims can sue Saudi Arabia.The Supreme Court can declare an executive order unconstitutional. Marbury v Madison was the first Supreme Court decision to declare an executive order unconstitutional.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Arguably Congress' most important power, the power to create laws, as granted by the Constitution occurs when both the House of Representatives and the Senate approve a bill, which in return it becomes a proposed law. If the President chooses to veto said proposed law, Congress can simply turn around and override that with a two thirds vote from both the House and the Senate, essentially shoving the President- who is supposed to have the "most power," aside and doing as they prefer anyways.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

Congress has the power to declare war against other countries.In article 1 of the United States Constitution, Congress was given the enumerated power to declare war against foreign nations when it is necessary. The president does not have the power to declare war because that power is given to congress in Article 2, Section 2 of the constitution.Since 1789, congress has declared war 11 times, against 10 different countries. This shows that the power is not only possible to be exercised but has actually been used in many different situations and time periods.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

The congress have the power to override a presidential veto on a bill. The process by which each chamber of Congress votes on a bill vetoed by the President. To pass a bill over the president's objections requires a two-thirds vote in each Chamber. Historically, Congress has overridden fewer than ten percent of all presidential vetoes. John Tyler vetoed the bill to protect existing contracts and to retain what he held to be presidential prerogatives in 1845. Previously, Tyler had vetoed 10 bills. This one was overturned by the required two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate. This is the first Congress override a veto.The power to override a presidential veto was given to congress in case the president have veto a reasonable bill in favor of his own or unable to see what is necessary for the country. It required a ⅔ of both house because the founders don’t want the legislative branch to be overpowered and only use this power in case of a very important bill.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The legislative is ++ powerful

The legislative branch is more powerful than the executive because according to the constitution in Article I section 8 it states "To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper... all other Powers vested by this constitution in the Government of the United States" This proves that congress can make any law that they please or need just by classifying it with the Elastic clause. It has to pass by the president but if he veto's it then congress can override the presidents veto and bring back the law. The law will be passed of course with 2/3 majority vote in both chambers.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

EVERY law requires approval by the president. Just because something is "necessary and proper" doesn't mean the President won't agree with it. The elastic clause only protects a law from the Judicial branch.
Debate: 4th Block: Which is more powerful, the executive or legislative branch?
Side: The executive is more powerful

There are limitations to the Elastic Clause. It doesn't just give Congress free rein to make laws. It actually has to be necessary and proper and if it's not, the judiciary has the power of judicial review which was established Marbury v. Madison. The president also has a similar power in his ability to make and remove Executive Orders that don't have to be checked by Congress.