LIMITED GOVERNMENT Separation of powers/ Checks and Balances federalism Popular Sovereignty Flexibility

LIMITED GOVERNMENT A B F G H Separation of powers/ Checks and Balances A B G I L federalism B F K Popular Sovereignty C E H Flexibility D J

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#1-Executive checking Legislative Power: President can veto laws passed by Congress

#2- Legislative checks Executive Congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority vote

#3- Legislative checks Executive Congress can impeach the president (charge him with a crime) and remove him from office

#4- Legislative checks Executive The Senate ratifies (approves) treaties made by the President

#5- Judicial checks Executive Judicial Review- Supreme Court can declare Executive Acts unconstitutional

#6- Judicial checks Legislative Judicial Review- Supreme Court can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional

ROUND 2: You are given a headline from an actual historic occurrence. In each instance, a separate branch responded to the event in the headline by using its powers to check For this round, correctly identify which branch used their power to respond to the headline

(1946) Fred Korematsu arrested for ignoring Executive Order 9066 Japanese American claims his arrest for refusing to go to detainee camps violated his rights as an American citizen Japanese_American_Internment_Center.jpg

JUDICIAL BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(1998) President Clinton signs the Kyoto Protocol President Clinton signs international climate control treaty to cut down American pollution Some economists fear economic damage in America if we comply with the treaty

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(1990) Is flag burning free speech (1990) Is flag burning free speech? Eichman claims the “Flag Protection Act” denies him free speech www.newyorktimes.com

JUDICIAL BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

2006- Congress passes bill to fund stem cell research on aborted embryos Religious leaders concerned “it crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect."

EXECUTIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

(1936)- Public is outraged at Roosevelt’s veto of bill paying bonus World War I veterans

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(1974) Did President Nixon commit a crime? Evidence mounting that Nixon committed obstruction of justice in the White House by thwarting investigation into the Watergate scandal

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH

The system of checks and balances is best illustrated by the power of the President to veto a bill passed by Congress Congress to censure one of its members a governor to send the National Guard to stop a riot state and Federal gov-ernments to levy and collect taxes

Which historical event best demonstrates the operation of checks and balances? President George Washington used the Army to suppress a tax rebellion by Pennsylvania farmers South Carolina seceded from the Union over the issues of slavery and States rights. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent Federal troops to enforce the integration of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Senate approved the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

one branch of government becoming too strong A system of checks and balances was included in the United States Constitution because the authors were concerned about one branch of government becoming too strong the states having too much power the people having a voice in government the military gaining control of the United States

the cabinet judicial review political parties legislative lobbies Which feature of the unwritten constitution is part of the system of checks and balances? the cabinet judicial review political parties legislative lobbies

“Senate Rejects President’s Choice of Supreme Court Justice” Which newspaper headline shows the operation of the system of checks and balances? “Senate Rejects President’s Choice of Supreme Court Justice” “Florida To Gain Two Seats in the United States House of Representatives” “Albany County Receives $4 Million from Congress for Transportation Development” “New York State Rejects Federal Regulations on Drug Testing”