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Read about some of the judicial-related powers each branch has. Use the information to answer the questions.
Executive
• Appoints judges with approval of the Senate
Legislative
Approves presidential appointments to the court
Creates lower courts
Proposes constitutional amendments
Can impeach judges
How does the judicial branch check the power of the executive branch?
How does the judicial branch check the power of the legislative branch?
Judicial
• Interprets if laws are constitutional
Interprets constitutionality of executive actions
• Serves in Supreme Court for life
How does the executive branch check the power of the judicial branch?
How does the legislative branch check the power of the judicial branch?
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How the judicial branch checks the executive branch
- Judicial review: courts can declare executive actions or orders unconstitutional and block them (e.g., by issuing injunctions).
- Interpretation: courts interpret statutes and executive regulations to limit or define executive power.
- Adjudication: judges resolve disputes involving the executive, forcing the executive to justify its actions in court.
How the judicial branch checks the legislative branch
- Judicial review: courts can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable.
- Interpretation: courts interpret statutes to constrain how laws are applied.
- Protection of rights: courts can strike down laws that violate constitutional rights, protecting minorities from majority-supported legislation.
How the executive branch checks the judicial branch
- Appointments: the President nominates federal judges (including Supreme Court justices), shaping the judiciary’s composition (subject to Senate approval).
- Enforcement: the executive enforces—or can slow/enforce selectively—court orders and sentences.
- Clemency: the President (for federal cases) can grant pardons or commutations, which limit the finality of judicial punishments.
How the legislative branch checks the judicial branch
- Confirmation and advice: the Senate approves or rejects the President’s judicial nominees.
- Impeachment and removal: Congress can impeach and remove federal judges for misconduct.
- Structuring and jurisdiction: Congress creates lower federal courts, can modify the jurisdiction of federal courts, and controls judicial funding.
- Constitutional amendment: Congress can propose constitutional amendments (which, if ratified by the states, can overturn a court decision).
- Judicial review: courts can declare executive actions or orders unconstitutional and block them (e.g., by issuing injunctions).
- Interpretation: courts interpret statutes and executive regulations to limit or define executive power.
- Adjudication: judges resolve disputes involving the executive, forcing the executive to justify its actions in court.
How the judicial branch checks the legislative branch
- Judicial review: courts can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable.
- Interpretation: courts interpret statutes to constrain how laws are applied.
- Protection of rights: courts can strike down laws that violate constitutional rights, protecting minorities from majority-supported legislation.
How the executive branch checks the judicial branch
- Appointments: the President nominates federal judges (including Supreme Court justices), shaping the judiciary’s composition (subject to Senate approval).
- Enforcement: the executive enforces—or can slow/enforce selectively—court orders and sentences.
- Clemency: the President (for federal cases) can grant pardons or commutations, which limit the finality of judicial punishments.
How the legislative branch checks the judicial branch
- Confirmation and advice: the Senate approves or rejects the President’s judicial nominees.
- Impeachment and removal: Congress can impeach and remove federal judges for misconduct.
- Structuring and jurisdiction: Congress creates lower federal courts, can modify the jurisdiction of federal courts, and controls judicial funding.
- Constitutional amendment: Congress can propose constitutional amendments (which, if ratified by the states, can overturn a court decision).
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