In regards to your claim about budgeting, Congress does not have the final say in the budget process. The budget process, for the most part, follows the same route as the bill. The President submits his budget plan to Congress. The House and the Senate create budget resolutions, and then they vote on their bills. Both versions of the bill go to the conference committee, so they can merge the two versions into one. Both chambers vote on the merged bill. If the bill is approved, it goes to the President, who then signs it into law. Therefore, the President actually has the final say in passing the budget.

Congress's enumerated powers are what makes it weaker compared to the President. Congress has 27 enumerated powers whereas, the President only has 6. Because Congress has more enumerated powers, their power is limited to only that list. The President has way more informal/inherent powers which allow him/her to enact executive orders, send out troops without a declaration of war, use executive privilege, and make executive agreements. Having more informal/inherent powers allow the President to have more power than Congress.

To support my claim about how unlikely veto overrides are, during Obama's presidential term only 1 out of 44 vetoes were overridden by Congress.

Although Congress can override the President’s veto with a super-majority vote from both chambers, this is very unlikely to happen because of how gridlocked and polarized Congress is. In regards to your claim about “pocket vetoes”, they actually can’t be overridden by Congress. According to Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 of the Constitution,”...in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent Its Return, in which Case it shall not be a law.” A pocket veto is an absolute veto that can't be overridden. Because it can't be overridden, the President can get around Congress by issuing pocket vetoes when Congress is adjourned. Therefore,the executive branch has more power than Congress, especially in terms of the bill process.

The executive branch is more powerful than Congress because of the President's ability to make quick decisions. Based on Federalist 70, the President is able to act quickly to face an invader or put down an insurrection in the face of foreign threats. The President's informal powers ,also, allow the President to act quickly in times of war; for example, sending troops into combat without a formal declaration from Congress. Besides war and the threat of foreign threats, the President is also able to make quick decisions for regular things. By having the ability to make executive orders, the President can order a policy into existence without having to go through Congress.

The executive branch is more powerful than the legislative branch for a numerous amount of reasons. One of those reasons is the President's ability to veto bills made by Congress. While Congress can produce policy, the final step in a bill becoming a law is the president's signature. If the President doesn't want to pass a bill, then he can veto it. Although Congress can override the veto, it requires 2/3 of both houses. This is very unlikely to happen because of how gridlocked and partisan Congress is. Alongside the regular veto, the President also has the power to pocket veto. A pocket veto is when the President fails to sign a bill passed by both houses within ten days of having it and Congress has adjourned during that time. The pocket veto can't be overridden.

The intent of the framers when constructing the presidency was to have a strong leader that had enough power, but not too much power to make them a dictator. With that being said, the executive branch is considerably more powerful than Congress. The President has less enumerated powers and more informal and inherent powers than Congress which makes him/her more powerful. An example of the President's informal powers is executive privilege which allows the President to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary. Another example of the President's informal powers is his/her's ability to make executive orders. Executive Orders are rules or regulations issued by the President that has the effect of law. Because executive orders do not require congressional approval, the President can set important policy while sidestepping public debate. Executive agreements, which is another implied power, are treaties made with foreign nations without the Senate's approval. The president also has the implied power to make executive agreements which give the President a way to get around the Senate to make foreign policy. By having more implied powers than enumerated powers, the President's power is not restricted to a list. Unlike Congress, who have 27 enumerated powers.