Check And Balances: The Three Branches Of Government

Today we have three separate branches of government that are supposed to keep each other from getting more powerful than the others through division of power and checks and balances as they interact with one another. They are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. They each have their own roles to play, rules to follow, and are dependent on one another in order to keep the government running and keep chaos from happening. The Constitution calls for a system of separation of powers in which three branches of government can check and balance each other. When the three branches were created so were the checks and balances providing equal power to all of the branches. The legislative branch is composed of Congress, which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Firstly, there are many ways that the judicial branch checks on the executive branch. Congress, as a whole, can overturn a President’s veto by having a two-thirds majority from both houses if they decide that the President is wrong. Congress can also impeach the President in office. Also the Senate alone has the power to reject any treaties that are proposed by having two-thirds majority, as well as reject any

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