the method in which each branch has the power to restrain powers of the other branches, it is used to prevent abuse of one branch
veto acts passed by Congress
It goes to congress for approval or not.
The US government has a system of checks and balances.
Balances
Judicial review is part of the United States' government's system of checks and balances. It is a "check" the Judicial branch (lead by the US Supreme Court) can exercise over both the Legislative (Congress) and Executive (President) branches. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The system if checks and balances deals with the separation of powers between the 3 branches of government. The congress makes the laws and can override a presidential veto with a two thirds vote. The executive branch has veto power over the laws passed by the congress. The judicial branch interprets the laws and has the power to declare a law unconstitutional.
The US Supreme Court, theoretically, as part of the system of the federal government's system of checks and balances. However, they have no way to enforce their claim of unconstitutionality, as exploited by Andrew Jackson. The Supreme Court has the right to check Congress by deciding if the laws it passes are Constitutional. The People are the ultimate check on Congress, through the vote.
The system of checks and balances.
One way the Constitution reflects the principle of checks and balances is in the way bills are passed. Every Bill that passes the House of Representatives and the Senate has to be signed by the President before it becomes law. If the President does not sign the bill, it returns to the Congress to be reconsidered.
checks and balances
Balances. The three branch system is also called the "checks and balances" system.
The writers of the US Constitution put into practice the idea of separation of powers through a system of checks and balances.