Question

what do the judicial, executive, and legislative branches do with checks and balances?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Legislative Branch

* Checks on the Executive
o Impeachment power (House)
o Trial of impeachments (Senate)
o Selection of the President (House) and Vice President (Senate) in the case of no majority of electoral votes
o May override Presidential vetoes
o Senate approves departmental appointments
o Senate approves treaties and ambassadors
o Approval of replacement Vice President
o Power to declare war
o Power to enact taxes and allocate funds
o President must, from time-to-time, deliver a State of the Union address
* Checks on the Judiciary
o Senate approves federal judges
o Impeachment power (House)
o Trial of impeachments (Senate)
o Power to initiate constitutional amendments
o Power to set courts inferior to the Supreme Court
o Power to set jurisdiction of courts
o Power to alter the size of the Supreme Court
* Checks on the Legislature - because it is bicameral, the Legislative branch has a degree of self-checking.
o Bills must be passed by both houses of Congress
o House must originate revenue bills
o Neither house may adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other house
o All journals are to be published

Executive Branch

* Checks on the Legislature
o Veto power
o Vice President is President of the Senate
o Commander in chief of the military
o Recess appointments
o Emergency calling into session of one or both houses of Congress
o May force adjournment when both houses cannot agree on adjournment
o Compensation cannot be diminished
* Checks on the Judiciary
o Power to appoint judges
o Pardon power
* Checks on the Executive
o Vice President and Cabinet can vote that the President is unable to discharge his duties

Judicial Branch

* Checks on the Legislature
o Judicial review
o Seats are held on good behavior
o Compensation cannot be diminished
* Checks on the Executive
o Judicial review
o Chief Justice sits as President of the Senate during presidential impeachment