Checks and Balances

What power can the President use to control the legislative branch?

• Impeachment

• Overruling

• Vetoing

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

What legislative power checks a Presidential veto?

• Overriding

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

• Declaring an action unconstitutional

• Approving federal judges

How can the judicial branch check the President?

• By overruling a veto

• By declaring executive actions unconstitutional

• By vetoing a law

• By approving federal appointments

What branch of government has the FINAL say on whether a law is a law?

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Legal branch

How can the legislative branch check the judicial branch?

• Vetoing a law

• Overruling a veto

• Declaring an action unconstitutional

• Impeaching a judge

How does the President check the judicial branch?

• Appointing federal judges

• Vetoing a law

• Declaring actions unconstitutional

• Approving treaties

Why does Congress have the sole power to declare war?

• Supreme Court justices don't know enough about foreign problems.

• The President has too many other duties to take care of.

• The writers of the Constitution wanted that important decision to be made by 100's of Congress members, not just a single President.

• Because Congress members are smarter than the other two branches.

What definition best defines the word "check" in the phrase checks and balances?

• To research

• To give freedom to

• To solve

• To stop

What is the purpose behind checks and balances?

• To allow more freedom in our federal government.

• To allow more freedom for American citizens and the states.

• To give more power to the federal government.

• To make sure one branch does not gain too much power.

What branch of government is associated with the words APPROVE and RATIFY?

• Legislative

• Financial

• Cabinet

• Bank