Which of the following is not true of the checks and balances in the U.S. government? a. The president can veto bills passed by both houses of Congress. b. The Senate can refuse to pass a bill approved by the House of Reps., or vice versa. c. Congress has the power of the purse, or spending power d. The Supreme Court can rule that a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional. e. Actually, all the above are examples of these checks and balances 8) Due to the increase in the presidential workload during the Great Depression, the following executive branch agency was established, in 1939. It still exists today: a. The Executive Office of the Presidency b. The Office of Management and Budget c. The National Security Council d. The Bureau of the Budget, renamed the Office of Management and Budget under Nixon 9)