Checks and Balances

​ Scenario: President Obama proposed a new healthcare law, named the "Affordable Care Act", which was designed to bring down healthcare costs and make healthcare more accessible for all Americans. Congress later passed the law.

The scenario shows...

the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)  

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

​Scenario: The U.S. Senate most recently confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to become a new Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

The scenario shows...

the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

​Scenario: President Andrew Johnson holds the record for having the most vetoes be overridden by Congress. In total, he had 15 of his vetoes overridden.

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the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

​Scenario: The U.S. Supreme Court declared that any law passed by Congress that promoted the idea of "separate but equal" and discrimination in education was unconstitutional in the famous case of Brown v. Board of Education.

The scenario shows...

the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

Scenario: President Trump has been formally impeached by the House of Representatives twice. However, he has never been convicted by the U.S. Senate.

The scenario shows...

the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

​Scenario: President Franklin D. Roosevelt holds the records for the most vetoes. During his presidency, he vetoed 635 laws that had been passed by Congress.

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the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

​Scenario: During his first term, President Trump was afforded the opportunity to nominate three Supreme Court Justices.

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the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

Scenario: The Supreme Court declared the President Trump's ban on Muslim immigrants was unconstitutional, because it discriminated based on religion and was too broad in scope.

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the ​ (a)   checking the power of the ​ (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

​Scenario: Each year, the President and his Cabinet develop and propose an annual budget for our federal government. This proposed budget goes before Congress for a final approval.

The scenario shows...

the ​ (a)   checking the power of the (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

​Scenario: The U.S. Government officially went into a shutdown, due to Congress's refusal to pass the budget proposal sent by the President.

The scenario shows...

the ​ (a)   checking the power of the (b)   .

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch