Checks and Balances Application Questions

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Why did President Kennedy take this action? Options: a. The state judicial branch refused to comply with an executive order. b. The state executive branch refused to comply with a federal court ruling. c. The federal judicial branch refused to comply with a ruling by the state judicial branch. d. The federal legislative branch refused to comply with a state executive branch decision.

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The state executive branch refused to comply with a federal court ruling.

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What happens when the laws of Ohio and the federal government contradict one another?

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The U.S. Constitution is followed because it states that the laws of the United States take precedence over state law.

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Interpret Laws AND Apply Laws

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Judicial checks Legislative

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Veto override AND Impeachment Of Civil Officers

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Legislative checks Executive

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Appoint Judges AND Issues pardons and reprieves

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Executive checks Judicial

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Veto legislation AND Convene houses of Congress

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Executive checks Legislative

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The system of checks and balances established by the U.S. Constitution can involve more than one branch checking another branch on one issue. Which example shows two branches of the federal government checking other branches?

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Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over Congress' impeachment trial of President Clinton.