Objectives 3.6 and 3.7 Checks and Balances

Checks and Balances: how legislative limits the executive and judicial Objectives 3.6 Checks and Balances: how legislative limits the executive and judicial

Legislative over Executive Ratify (approve or reject) treaties (only the Senate does this)

Legislative over Executive Approve or reject appointments made by the President (federal judges, ambassadors, cabinet leaders) (only the Senate does this)

Legislative over Executive Override a veto it takes 2/3 of BOTH houses of Congress 100 x 2/3 = 67 (instead of 51) 435 x 2/3 = 288 (instead of 218)

Legislative over Executive Appropriate money the President creates the “budget”…which is a list of money need to run the country (bill begins in the House)

Legislative over Executive Impeach and remove the President or Vice President (IMPEACHMENT by the House) (TRIAL & REMOVAL by the Senate)

Legislative over Judicial Impeach and remove a federal judge (IMPEACHMENT by the House) (TRIAL & REMOVAL by the Senate)

Legislative over Judicial Begin amendments to override a judicial decision (Amendments are created and voted on by the House and Senate) (Amendments are ratified by the states)

Checks and Balances: how the executive and judicial limits legislative Objectives 3.7 Checks and Balances: how the executive and judicial limits legislative

Executive over Legislative President vetoes legislation (there are two ways to do this)

Executive over Legislative President calls Congress into special session

Judicial over Legislative Supreme Court may declare laws unconstitutional

Judicial over Legislative Federal Courts may interpret laws (decide what the wording of the law means)