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Legislative Branch: Congress can write bills, or proposals for new laws. This checks...
Executive branch
Legislative Branch:If the president vetoes a bill, Congress can overrule the veto.Congress needs a two-thirds majority to do this. This checks...
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch: Congress can declare war. This checks....
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch:The House of Representatives can impeach government officials, including the president and federal judges.This checks..
Judicial and executive branch
Legislative Branch:The senate must approve of appointments of Supreme Court Justices and other government officials.This checks...
Judicial and executive branch
Legislative Branch:Two thirds of senate must approve of any treaties between the United States and any other country.This checks...
Executive branch
Executive Branch:The president must sign or veto all bills passed by congress.This checks...
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch:The president can use the state of the union speech to suggest ideas for new laws. This checks...
Legislative branch
Executive branch: The president can call congress together for a special session. This checks...
Legislative branch
Executive Branch: The president can grant pardons to people guilty of federal crimes. This checks...
Judicial and legislative branch
Executive Branch: The president can nominate supreme court justices and other important officials.This checks...
Legislative and Judicial branch
Executive Branch: The president can sign treaties with other nations. This checks...
Legislative branch
Executive Branch:The president is commander in chief of the nation's armed forces. This checks...
Legislative branch
Judicial Branch: The judicial branch can reject laws that are unconstitutional. This checks...
Executive and legislative branch
Judicial Branch:The judicial branch can reject treaties that are unconstitutional. This checks...
Executive and legislative branch
Judicial Branch:The federal courts can settle disagreements about what a law means. This checks...
Executive and legislative branch
Judicial Branch:The chief justice acts as the presiding judge during an impeachment trial.This checks...
The executive and legislative branch
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