When President proposes a bill, a congress (both House and Senate first have to approve it. Then the president can sign the bill into law or veto it. If he vetoes it, Congress can override the bill and make it a law. The Judicial branch, though, can declare it unconstitutional.
War, or Treaties- President can make treaties and send troops, but Congress have to approve the treaty and war.
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I. Congress overrides a president's veto.
II. the Supreme Court decides which laws are constitutional.
The action to veto a bill illustrates the system of checks and balances. This demonstrates that one branch can not decide on laws by themselves.
The three branches of government illustrates the principle of checks and balances. The President, Congress and United States Supreme Court work together to pass and enforce laws.
The government of the United States is a democracy because citizens vote for their leaders.
the United States needed a national court system when the constitution was written because the states were too independent and they were not acting as UNITED states, and instead as individual states. The leaders discovered that they had to create a strong, central government to create a strong independent country.
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