A check on congress by the Supreme Court is judicial review. Sorry it isnt much, hope that helps :)
which amendment that congress has not sent to state legislature for ratification
legislative and executive branches
They can do things that limits the two other branches' powers. For example, if a President vetoes a bill, Congress can override it if they gets a 2/3 vote.
The branches of congress are the senate & house of representatives
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the legislative branch and the executive branch
The legislative branch and the judicial branch
the legislative branch and the executive branch
they help congress check the powers of the other two branches
While in Congress, members are forbidden from holding any civil office under the authority of the United States which was created or the emoluments of that office were increased during the time the person was in Congress and no person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office. In plain language, a member of Congress cannot hold any other office within the other two branches of government nor can an employee of one of the other branches of government become a Congressman and stay employed in those other branches.
They are appointed for life, unless convicted of treason. And, neither the President or Congress can reduce their salary.
Like the other two branches it has the ability to check the power of the Executive and Legislative branches. Its main check is the fact that it can rule certain actions of presidents or congress unconstitutional, making the illegal.