Checks

This is an example of the ______ branch checking the ___________branch.

• Legislative-Executive

• Judicial-Legislative

This is an example of the __________branch checking the __________branch.

• Judicial-Executive

• Legislative-Executive

This is an example of the ______branch checking the __________branch.

• Executive-Judicial

• Legislative-Executive

This is an example of the __________branch checking the_________ branch.

• Legislative-Judicial

• Judicial-Legislative

This is an example of the ________ branch checking the _______branch.

• Judicial-Executive

• Legislative-Executive

Why were checks and balances necessary?

• Prevent any branch from becoming more powerful than the others

• Prevent the judicial branch from becoming more powerful than the executive

• Prevent the executive from being more powerful than the judicial

• Prevent the legislature from controlling the judical and the executive branches

Can confirm or refuse to confirm federal judges and justices

• Executive checks Judicial

• Legislative checks Executive

• Judicial checks Executive

• Executive checks Legislative

What is the primary purpose of checks and balances in the U.S. government?

• To ensure efficiency in government operations

• To prevent any one branch from gaining too much power

• To streamline legislative processes

• To enhance the power of the executive branch

Which branch of the U.S. government has the power to veto legislation, providing a check on the legislative branch?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• None of the above

How can the legislative branch check the power of the executive branch?

• By declaring executive actions unconstitutional

• By vetoing executive orders

• By overriding a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority

• By appointing federal judges