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This 3 page paper provides a basic overview of the system of checks and balances. A chart is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Appoints Supreme Court justices. Washington, D.C. Legislative (Congress) Makes laws. Elected. Can pass a vetoed bill with a two-thirds vote. Washington, D.C. Judicial (Supreme Court and Lower Courts) Interprets
the law. Appointed or Elected dependent upon the level. Can overturn law. Effectively changes the law with decisions it makes. Washington, D.C. Much of the information contained in the
chart above came from the following source: Three Branches of Government. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2008 from http://www.trumanlibrary.org/ whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/1.htm III. The Balance of Power and Its Effectiveness
The system of checks and balances, as described in the chart above, provides information as to the fundamental nature of the American government. Because of the way
in which the system is designed, no one branch becomes too powerful. This is true at least in theory. While three branches are highlighted above, it is the intermingling of
duties, and powers of each branch, that provide an effective model that works most of the time. When it comes to laws, the executive branch enforces the laws that the
legislature makes, but the judiciary rules on the constitutionality of those laws. That is, while Congress may make laws, a law may be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. In
this way, there is no such thing as a law that will supersede what is contained in the U.S. Constitution. Also, the president can veto a bill and prevent it
from becoming law. Yet, this power would render the president very powerful. In order to balance that power, Congress can pass the law with a two-thirds vote, even if the
act had been initially vetoed. It is this balance that has created a system that works. In the context of this system, each branch of government is responsible for the
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