What is the best example of checks and balances?

Answer 1

The system of checks and balances is used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch. Often this represents a circular arrangement, for example:

- The executive branch can veto bills from the legislative, but

- The legislative can override the veto.

Executive Branch

1. The President is the commander-in-chief of the army and the navy, but only Congress can declare war.

2. The President nominates judges.

3. The President can veto congressional legislation.

Legislative Branch

1. Congress approves presidential nominations.

2. Congress controls the budget.

3. Congress can pass laws over the president's veto.

4. Congress can impeach the president and remove him/her from office.

5. The Senate confirms the president's nominations (for judges, etc.).

Judicial Branch

1. The Court can declare laws unconstitutional.

2. The Court can declare presidential acts unconstitutional.

Answer 2

• President Vetoing a law passed by congress
• Congress overriding a Presidents Veto

The court can declare congressional and presidential acts to be unconstitutional. Congress can override a president's veto. The president appoints supreme court judges.
In the American Government, when the President vetoes something, it gets sent back to Congress to be reviewed again and Congress can override that if they believe the President's decision is unfair.

Answer 3

checks and balances is a system and therefore an example of it would be that the house checks on the senate and the senate checks the president and the president checks the cabinet.

Answer 4

President has Veto power for the Executive Branch over the bills passed by house and senate. Veto requires a 2/3 majority to override a Veto.

Answer 5

Congress may override a president's vetoing of a bill.

Answer 6

Name one example of checks and balances?