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Amionne Jean
[Insert Date]
[CW or HW]

Checks and Balances System

Branch Main Function Powers to Check Other Branches

Legislative Creates laws • Judicial Branch
○ Creates lower courts
○ May impeach and remove
judges
○ Senate approves/rejects
appointment of judges
• Executive Branch
○ Can create agencies,
programs, and appropriate
funds to execute laws
○ Can override veto with 2/3
vote
○ May impeach and remove
President
○ Senate approves treaties
and presidential
appointments
Executive Executes, enforces, and • Judicial Branch
administers laws ○ President appoints
Supreme Court judges and
other federal judges
• Legislative Branch
○ President can veto
legislation
○ May call special sessions
○ Can recommend
legislations
○ Can appeal to the people

Judicial Interpret and apply laws • Legislative Branch

○ Courts can declare
congressional actions
unconstitutional
• Executive Branch
○ Judges are appointed for
life = free from executive
control
○ Courts can declare
executive actions
unconstitutional