Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts. It describes either of two situations: where a weak executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch or where the legislative branch concurs and approves something previously enacted by a strong executive branch.

For the novel, see Advise and Consent. For the 1962 film starring Henry Fonda and Don Murray, see Advise & Consent.
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