The founders gave veto power to the office of the president to allow the
president to be in control of the House of Representatives
legislative branch to be more powerful than the president
executive branch to stop unfair laws at the last minute
judicial branch to decide if laws are constitutional
The founders gave veto power to the office of the president to allow the "executive branch to stop unfair laws at the last minute," as part of a system of "checks and balances" in the federal government.