AP Gov. Checks & Balances

Power of the purse

Legislative Branch

Bicameral Legislature

Legislative branch

Can override veto with 2/3 vote from both houses and limits what houses power?

Legislative branch, it limits executive branch

Who raises & governs military forces and limits what houses power?

Legislative branch, it limits executive branch

Who an impeach & remove president & civil officers and limits what houses power?

Legislative Branch, it limits the executive branch

Who’s senate confirms federal judges and limits what houses power?

Legislative Branch, limits judicial branch

Who can impeach & remove judges and limits what houses power?

Legislative Branch, limits judicial branch

Who can propose a constitutional amendment to overrule a Supreme Court decision and limits what houses power?

Legislative Branch, limits judicial branch

Who can create lower courts and limits what houses power?

Legislative Branch, limits judicial branch

Who does the Legislative branch check/limit the power for?

Executive and judicial branch

Power of the sword

Executive Branch

Gives executive power to president

Executive branch

which branch Ames the presidents term 4 years?

Executive branch

Which branch makes the Electoral College?

Executive branch

Which branch states qualifications for office as being 35 years old and having 14 years of citizenship?

Executive branch

Which branch limits presidency to natural born citizens?

Executive branch

Which branch has the Commander in Chief?

Executive branch

Which branch has the authority to make treaties with the Senates consent?

Executive branch

Which branch can veto legislation and what house does it limit power for?

Executive branch, limits legislatives branch’s power

Which branch can convene congress (call special sessions), and which house does it limit power for?

Executive branch, and it limits the power of the legislative branch

Which house has the president appoint federal judges and which house does it limit power for?

Executive branch, and it limits the judicial branch’s power

Which house can the president pardon anyone convicted of federal crime, and which house does it limit power for?

Executive branch, and it limits the judicial branch

Power of the pen

Judicial branch

Which branch establishes the Supreme Court & defines its jurisdiction?

Judicial branch

Which house has Judicial Review and which house does it limit power for?

Judicial branch, and it limits the legislative branch’s power

Which branch interprets laws/constitutions and which house does it limit power for?

Judicial branch and it limits the legislatives branch’s power