Checks & Balances

Question 1

Name 3 legislative checks on legislature

Answer 1

1) all journals must be published
2) bills must be passed by both houses
3) discipline members of its own chamber

(BAD)

Question 2

Name 3 Legislative checks on Judiciary

Answer 2

1) senate approves federal judges
2) impeach/removes judges from bench
3) set jurisdiction on courts

(SIS)

Question 3

Name 3 legislative checks on the executive

Answer 3

1) approve treaties
2) state of the union
3) enact taxes

(At SuEt)

Question 4

Name 3 executive checks on the legislature

Answer 4

1) veto
2) commander in chief of military
3) recess appointments

(VCR)

Question 5

Name 3 executive checks on the judiciary

Answer 5

1) Nominate Senate confirmarle judges
2) amnesty
3) pardon

(NAP)

Question 6

Name 3 executive checks on the executive

Answer 6

1) President can dismiss any cabinet secretary

2) vice and cabinet can vote that president is unable to discharge his/her duties

Question 7

Name 3 judicial checks on the legislature

Answer 7

1) judicial review on legislature
2) impeachment
3) judicial compensation cannot be diminished

(JIJ)

Question 8

Name 3 judicial checks on the judiciary

Answer 8

1) a court can overturn an inferior court decision

2) reprimand a lower court justice