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Checks and Balances means that no one branch of the government can overpower the other branches of government. Each has a check on the power of the other branches. This provides for the necessity of cooperation among the three branches and allows the government to enact favorable legislation.
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What can the legislative branch do to exercise checks and balances over the executive branch?
Legislative branch can veto the executive branch vetoes and can impeach.
What is one way Congress provides checks and balances over the executive branch?
It has to approve treaties made by the president.
What are the coequal branches of government provided in checks and balances called?
Executive, Judiciary, and Legislative branch. The word coequal does not appear in the U.S. Constitution.
What stops one branch from from being to powerful?
The US government has a system of checks and balances.
What stops one branch of government form being to powerfull?
checks and balances and separation of powers
What is the importance of check and balances inthe executive?
Checks and balances are important to make sure that one branch doesn't have too much power over the others.
How can the executive branch control the power of the legislative branch?
Checks and Balances.... Look it up.
According to what system the executive branch is checked by the judicial and the Legislative branch?
Checks and Balances.
What can the legislative branch do to exercise checks and balances over the executive branch?
Legislative branch can veto the executive branch vetoes and can impeach.
Who checks what in checks and balances?
Each branch of government checks each other in the system of checks and balances. This includes the legislative branch, along with the the executive and judicial. The branches basically check each other to make sure no branch is abusing their powers.
What are the checks and balances for companies?
The Legislative Branch shows an example of check and balance by overiding the President's vote (Executive Branch)
Are there checks and balances or do they work more closely together in the US?
Yes. Checks and balances are a form of government to keep each branch in order and to not give one branch too much power. For example the legislative branch can veto the executive branch or the executive branch can declare something unconstitutional.
How the executives controls the legislature and the judiciary?
Under checks and balances system of constitution, executive branch "checks" legislative branch through veto power. Executive branch "checks" judicial branch through appointment power (appointing judges/justices).
How does the executive branch define and limit its power?
Don't they use checks and balances? That's my answer.
What system helps prevent any of the three branches of US government from becoming too powerful?
The system of checks and balances. The Legislative Branch can write legislation. The Executive Branch can veto laws passed by the Legislative Branch. The Legislative Branch can override the veto. The Judicial Branch can rule on the constitutionality of laws. The Executive Branch appoints important judges. The appointments have to be approved by the Legislative Branch.
Which branch controls appropriations of money?
The legislative branch controls the appropriations of money, they are checking the executive branch(if you know about checks and balances)
What part of the system of checks and balances is a power of congress?
Checks and balances is where the Legislature, Executive, and Judicial branch look over each other and make sure no one branch gets too powerful. If the Judicial branch doesn't like something that the Executive branch likes, they can veto it.
