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Originally Posted by Revolutionary Mind

While the power of the executive order seems broad, there are checks. One check is Congress's ability to overturn executive orders, much in the same way that it may overturn a presidential veto. A two-thirds vote of both houses (i.e., both the Senate and the House of Representatives) is required to overturn an executive order. This means that it can be extremely hard to overturn an executive order, since most members of Congress typically vote along party lines.

Another check to the broad power of the executive order is the Constitution. That is, the Supreme Court may review the order and weigh its constitutionality. Essentially both the legislative and judicial branches of the government have the potential power to check or dismiss an executive order, but their ability to do this may be based on the degree to which party affiliation of Congress or the courts aligns with the President.