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What are “checks and balances?”

What are “checks and balances?”. Who Works There?. Executive Branch The President Presidential Cabinet Vice President of the United States Department of State Department of the Treasury Department of Defense Department of Justice Department of the Interior Department of Agriculture

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What are “checks and balances?”

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  1. What are “checks and balances?”

  2. Who Works There? • Executive Branch • The President • Presidential Cabinet • Vice President of the United States • Department of State • Department of the Treasury • Department of Defense • Department of Justice • Department of the Interior • Department of Agriculture • Department of Commerce • Department of Labor • Department of Health and Human Services • Department of Housing and Urban Development • Department of Transportation • Department of Energy • Department of Education • Department of Veterans Affairs • Department of Homeland Security

  3. Who Works There? • Judicial Branch • The Supreme Court • 9 Total Justices • 1 Chief Justice • No ties • need a decision!

  4. Who Works There? • Legislative Branch • The Senate • Equal Representation • 2 Senators each State • 100 total senators • House of Representatives • Proportionate Representation • Based on population • 435 total Congressman • NJ has 12 Congressman

  5. The Executive Branch Checks the Judicial • Appoints Supreme Court Judges • The power to Pardon criminals Checks the Legislative • Power to Veto • Can propose a law • Can call a special session of congress

  6. The Judicial Branch Checks the Executive • Supreme Court Justices serve a life term • Supreme Court can declare actions unconstitutional Checks the Legislative • Supreme Court interprets the laws • Supreme Court can declare new laws unconstitutional

  7. The Legislative Branch Checks the Judicial • Congress confirms or denies new judges • Congress can impeach judges Checks the Executive • Congress can override a veto • Congress can impeach a President • Congress can confirm or deny Presidential appointments

  8. Legislative BranchJob Description • Makes laws • Can override a President's veto of a bill by 2/3 vote • Can impeach (fire) a President or judge for misconduct • Must approve presidents choice of judges • Approves budget and treaties

  9. Executive BranchJob Description • Makes treaties with other nations • Carries out laws • Vetoes Congress' bills  passes if he thinks they are wrong • Appoints judges in the Judicial Branch for a life term • Writes the budget

  10. Judicial BranchJob Description • Interprets laws • May decide that some laws that Congress makes or decisions that the President make are not right according to the Constitution.

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