The System of Checks and Balances in the USA

can ● propose laws ● veto laws ● call special sessions of congress ● negotiate foreign treaties		can ● appoint federal judges ● grant pardons to federal offenders
Executive Branch
President carries ● out laws

can ● override president’s veto ● confirm executive appointments ● ratify treaties ● appropriate money ● impeach and remove President		can ● create lower federal courts ● impeach and remove judges ● propose amendments to Constitution to overrule judicial decisions ● approve appointments of federal judges
Legislative Branch
Congress passes laws

can ● declare acts of Congress unconstitutional		can ● declare executive actions unconstitutional
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court interprets laws

Notes:

Veto law	Þ накласти вето на закон
grant pardon	Þ помилувати
override a veto	Þ скасувати вето

Answer these questions:

1. What are the main branches of power?

2. How does the system of checks and balances work in the USA?

3. Is the system of checks and balances effective?

4. What do you know about the system of checks and balances in Ukraine?

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