In the united states, what check does the president have on the power of the legislative branch? the president can reject a proposed law. the president can enact laws through direct democracy. the president makes the laws. the president can appoint an oligarchy to rule.

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.