Checks and Balances Exam

Question 1

Veto

Answer 1

An executive check against the legislative by giving the president the power to cancel out a bill.

Question 2

Appointing a nominee

Answer 2

The president balances the executive and judicial by selecting people into positions for those branches.

Question 3

Executive Actions

Answer 3

Executive checks and balances everyone by putting in temporary regulations or laws.

Question 4

Overriding a Veto

Answer 4

Legislative check on the executive by overturning a veto by 2/3 vote in house and senate.

Question 5

Confirming a nominee

Answer 5

Senate checks or balances the executive or judicial by a simple majority vote to confirm the appointed nominee.

Question 6

Legislation of a law or amendment

Answer 6

Legislative check or balance on all parties by either a simple majority in the house and senate for law; or a 2/3 majority in house and senate with a ratification of ¾ states.

Question 7

Impeachment

Answer 7

Legislative check on judicial and executive by a simple majority vote in house to bring impeachment and then it goes to the senate for a trial and if there is a 2/3 vote in senate for removal the official is removed. Extra credit: Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump were impeached but not removed.

Question 8

Bicameralism

Answer 8

Legislative check on itself, all one house needs to do is to not pass a bill in order to prevent a bill from passing on to the president, this is known as killing a bill.

Question 9

Control of Court sessions and organization

Answer 9

Legislative check or balance on the judicial, control of court sessions is when the legislative adds or takes away time for the court to hear cases (Extra Credit: Such as the judiciary acts of the early 1800’s which prevented the court from meeting for a year); and control of court organization is when the legislative adds or removes courts to either aid or add to the stress of the court system.

Question 10

Preemption under the Supremacy Clause

Answer 10

Check against the state by legislative in which the constitutionally passed laws are set as being supreme over the state’s laws.

Question 11

Judicial Review

Answer 11

Judicial check on all federal cases and controversies set before the court to judge constitutionality and to interpret law.

Question 12

10th amendment-

Answer 12

State check and balance by creating laws and regulations on all parties within its authority/jurisdiction.

Question 13

Creating amendments

Answer 13

A state check or balance (that has never been used; Extra Credit info) that allows states to pass a federal amendment by a ¾ agreement between the states.

Question 14

Holding Federal Government to its enumerated powers (10th amendment)

Answer 14

The state checks the federal government by suing and getting laws nullified as they were unconstitutional.

Question 15

Elections

Answer 15

Check or Balance by checking the incumbent by voting for his opponent and a balance for voting for the incumbent.

Question 16

Recall Voting

Answer 16

Check on elected officials by the people in order to remove an elected official from office.

Question 17

Holding Federal Government to its Enumerated powers (9th amendment)

Answer 17

People’s check on federal government by nullifying unconstitutional laws in court that violate natural rights.