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Checks and Balances activity 1. Courts declare a law unconstitutional ______J______ is checking ____L_______ 2. Congress creates lower federal courts. _____L_______ is checking _____J______ 3. The President appoints a Supreme Court Justice ____E____ is checking ___J___

Checks and Balances activity 4. Congress approves a Treaty _____L_______ is checking ____E_______ 5. President vetoes a law ______E______ is checking _____L______ 6. Congress Impeaches and Removes the President _____L_______is checking _____E_______

Checks and Balances activity 7. President proposes idea for Immigration bill to Congress. ______E______is checking _____L_______ 8. Congress ignores President’s request to make bill _____L_______is checking ______E______ 9. President using executive order to defer deportations of millions of illegal immigrants. _____E_______is checking ____L________

Checks and Balances activity 10. Congress passes a bill to defund President’s Executive Order. _____L_______is checking ____E________ 11. President vetoes Congress’ defunding bill _____E_______is checking_______L______ 12. Congress proposes Constitutional Amendment disallowing children arriving in the U.S. illegally from becoming U.S. citizen _____L_______is checking_____E________

Checks and Balances activity 13. Supreme Court calls Executive Order unconstitutional ______J______is checking _______E_______