1. UNIT V – Judicial Branch and Legal Systems
Checks and Balances
UNIT V – Judicial Branch and Legal Systems

2. Executive Checks on the…
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Veto bills
Call special sessions of Congress
Line Item Veto (Governors only)
Appoint judges
Grant pardons
Grant reprieves (cancellation or postponement of a punishment)
Commute (reduce) sentences

3. Judicial Checks on the…
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Can declare laws to be unconstitutional (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
Can declare executive actions to be unconstitutional (JUDICIAL REVIEW)

4. Legislative Checks on the…
JUDICIAL BRANCH
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Approves/rejects appointments
Approves/rejects treaties
May withhold funding from presidential initiatives and/or departments
Can impeach president and other executive officials
Can override a veto
Can propose amendments to overrule decisions that declared something unconstitutional
Can impeach judges and justices
Approves/rejects judicial appointments