| Term | Definition |
| Checks to Legislative Branch by the Executive Branch | May adjourn Congress in certain |
| Checks to the Judicial Branch by the Executive Branch | Appoints judges |
| Check to the Executive Branch by the Judicial Branch | May declare executive actions unconstitutional |
| Checks to the Legislative Branch by the Judicial Branch | May declare laws unconstitutional |
| Checks to the Executive Branch by the Legislative Branch | May rejext appointments, may reject treaties, may withold funding for presidential initiatives, may impeach president, may override a veto |
| Checks to the Judicial Branch by the Legislative Branch | May propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions, may impeach Supreme Court justices |