Checks and Balances Cheat Sheet | Boston University - Edubirdie

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LAW AM 700 | Intro to American Law
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Legislative Branch (Makes the Laws) Executive Branch (Carries out the Laws) Judicial Branch (Interprets the Laws) Can check the Executive Branch in these ways: Can check the Legislative Branch in this way: Can check the Legislative Branch in this way: • By refusing to pass a bill the President wants • By vetoing a bill Congress has passed • By saying that a law is unconstitutional, and therefore not allowed Can check the Judicial Branch in this way: Can check the Executive Branch in this way: • By overriding a veto and passing a law with a twothirds majority • By impeaching the President who may have done something wrong, in hopes of removing him/her from office • By refusing to approve a Presidential appointment (Senate power only) • By refusing to ratify (pass) a treaty the President has signed (Senate power only) Can check the Judicial Branch in these ways: • By impeaching a judge or justice for wrong doings, in hopes of removing him/her from the bench. • Can amend the Constitution • By nominating federal court judges and Supreme Court justices • By declaring (saying) that actions by the President, or others in the Executive Branch, are unconstitutional and must be stopped

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