the supreme court rules an act of congress unconstitutional, so congress proposes a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision
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Congress overrides a presidential veto to make a new law, but the Supreme Court rules that the law is unconstitutional.
The president vetoes a law passed by Congress, but Congress overrides the veto with a two-thirds majority vote. (APEX)
The president vetoes a law passed by Congress, but Congress overrides the veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
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Judicial Supreme Court checks laws
Bicameral refers to a government that has two branches. For example: In many states, they have a bicameral legislature-- the House of Representatives and the state Senate.
One famous example happened just before the US Civil War. The US Congress the legislative branch passed a bill called the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The US president, the head of the executive branch signed the bill into law and as the executive branch does, it must enforce the law. Two branches of the Federal government used their powers to create this particular law. In 1857, the US Supreme Court, the judicial branch of the Federal government, exercised its power to check the other two branches by deciding the Act was unconstitutional. Here is an example of how two branches of government can be checked in balance by another one.
In general terms, nearly every governmental system gives particular duties to each branch of government within it. At the same time, 'constitutional' systems are rightly famous in respect to their careful delineation of distinct branches of government and the proper duties for each; for example, the American system provides very clear guidance on the duties for its judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government.