CE 2.04 Checks and Balances

Open Ended

Why are checks and balances important for our system of government? That is, what is prevented by having these "checks" in place?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way Congress can check the executive branch?

• Override presidential vetoes

• Impeach and convict a president

• Approve the budget

• Veto Supreme Court decisions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a way Congress can check the judicial branch?

• Appointing judges

• Granting pardons

• Confirming or rejecting federal judges

• Vetoing legislation

Multiple Choice

What are some ways Congress can check the executive branch according to the system of checks and balances?

• Override presidential vetoes, impeach and convict a president, approve the budget, approve presidential appointments

• Appoint Supreme Court justices, veto laws, declare war, sign treaties

• Nominate cabinet members, grant pardons, enforce laws, command the military

• Interpret laws, declare laws unconstitutional, conduct foreign policy, approve treaties

Multiple Choice

How can the executive branch check Congress?

• By writing his own laws.

• By appointing members of Congress to the Cabinet.
• Mostly by VETO power.

• By conducting investigations into Congressional activities.

Multiple Choice

How can the executive branch check the judicial branch?

• By vetoing judicial decisions.

• By creating new laws to override court rulings.

• By getting rid of the Supreme Court.

• By appointing judges and granting pardons.

Dropdown

The power of the courts to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional is known as ​

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