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executive checks on legislature
Legislative
-Recommends legislation to congress
-Confirms laws passed by congress
-Can veto bills proposed by congress
Executive check on Judiciary
-power of pardon
-appoints Justices to the supreme court
Legislative check on executive
-Can override veto with super majority
-amending/rejecting or delaying presidents legislation proposals
-power of the purse
-refusing to approve presidential appointments (Senate only)
-refusing to ratify president’s treaty (senate only)
-impeaching president
Legislative checks on judiciary
-approves appointed justices by president to supreme court
-Can propose constitutional amendments to overturn decisions
-impeachment of judges
Judicial checks on legislature
-Can declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial checks on executive
-declare presidents or executives actions unconstitutional
Separation of Powers
Political power distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary each acts independently and interdependently
Influencers on the US constitution
Montesquieu
believed in a separation of powers to avoid tyranny
Locke
Limited government
Checks and Balances
Gives each branch of government the means to control the power of the branches in order to maintain a democratic government
Federalism
Political power divided between a national government and state governments
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