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checks and balancesChecks and balances is the system that allow the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to check, or restrain, the actions of one another. Congress may have the power to make law, but the President may veto (reject) any act of Congress. In its turn, Congress can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in each house.
Same checks and balances link with the judicial branch. The president has the power to name all federal judges. Each appointment, however, must be approved by a majority vote in the Senate. At the same time, the courts have the power to determine the constitutionality of acts congress and of presidential actions, and to strike down those they find unconstitutional. The principle of checks and balances simply keeps all branches of government fair and equal. It keeps peace among the United States government. |