1. CHECKS AND BALANCES

2. Legislative Branch Congressional Checks: Override presidential vetoes
Can impeach/remove President & other high officials
Approves treaties & presidential appointments

3. Executive Branch Presidential Checks: Vetoes laws
Appoints federal judges, ambassadors, Cabinet officers and other high officials
Negotiates foreign treaties that have the power of law
Can grant pardons to federal offenders

4. Judicial Branch Supreme Court and Other Federal Courts Checks:
Judicial Review--can declare laws unconstitutional
Can declare executive actions unconstitutional

5. Sum It Up
Using your notes, write a sentence example for each of the following:
Give an example of how the legislative branch checks the executive branch.
Give an example of how the legislative branch checks the judicial branch
Give an example of how the executive branch checks the legislative branch.
Give an example of how the executive branch checks the judicial branch.
Give an example of how the judicial branch checks the legislative branch.
Give an example of how the judicial branch checks the executive branch.