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__Legislative Checks And Balances __



"The legislative powers are vested in the Congress of the United States, which consists of a senate and a house of representatives."   How Does the Legislative Check on the Other Branches?

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 The Legislative branch has the power to approve/reject presidential nominations of federal officials or judges. Congress controls the national budget. They can override a president’s veto and can still pass laws (With ⅔ vote from both houses). Congress has the ability to impeach the president and can remove him/her from office (The House of Representatives serves as the prosecution and the Senate serves as the Jury). Congress also has the power to reject proposed treaties (With ⅔ vote from both houses). =====

** __Checks Over Judicial Branch __ ** The legislative branch has quite a few way in which it can effectively check up on the judicial. One of those abilities include having the privilege to create lower courts (Though no higher courts). Another way is that all nominees made to the federal courts or the Supreme Court must first be confirmed by the Senate, meaning that they have the power to pass or reject them. Not only this, but Congress also has the ability to impeach upon judges, which can result in them being removed from office. Finally, the legislative has the power to amend the Constitution in certain cases against the judicial so that they can overturn decisions that have been made by the Supreme Court. How do the Other Branches Check on the Legislative?

__**Checks from the Judicial Branch **__ The judicial branch has a couple ways where it can check on how the legislative works. One of it's main powers to check on the judicial is it's power to __judicial review__, which can effect both the legislative and the executive. The judicial can use judicial review to look over both new or old legislative laws and can claim them to be unconstitutional, making them void and no longer in effect. The judicial can also use its power to judicial review to claim presidential (executive) actions unconstitutional, which can effect the legislative in a non-direct way.

**__Checks From the Executive Branch__** The president has a few powers in which he can check on the legislative branch. For example, he has the ability to veto __congressional legislation__. Not only this, but the president can also force the Congress to adjourn (Depending on if they cannot decide on a time to adjourn themselves). Since the president can force congress to adjourn, he may also force them to convene in times of need. The executive is the branch that submits the Federal Budget to the House of Representatives. Not only that, but the executive branch appoints the federal officials, who are the ones who carry out and enforce the laws.

- Definitions __Judicial Review__: The doctrine under which [|legislative] and [|executive] actions are subject to review by the [|judiciary].

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 15px;">__Congressional Legislation__: Any laws that have been passed by Congress.

- <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 40px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sources <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 15px;">"[RegentsPrep U.S. History] Government: Checks & Balances."[RegentsPrep U.S. History] Government: Checks & Balances. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 15px;">"Checks and Balances." Checks and Balances. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 15px;">"Constitutional Topic: Checks and Balances - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net." Constitutional Topic: Checks and Balances - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 15px;">"Article I Legislative Branch." National Constitution Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 15px;">"Checks and Balances: Internal Constraints on Government Power."Checks and Balances: Internal Constraints on Government Power. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.