Recognize selected federal checks and balances
The idea
Checks and balances give different institutions ways to limit one another.
Step by step
- Checks and balances give different institutions ways to limit one another.
- A presidential veto can check a bill; Congress can override a veto with the required two-thirds vote in each chamber.
- The Senate’s advice-and-consent role applies to specified appointments; identify the precise institution and action.
Example
The President returns a bill unsigned with objections under the constitutional veto process. Which action is this?
Answer
presidential veto
The veto gives the executive a check within the lawmaking process.
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