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Checks and Balances
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Legislative
Can override presidential vetoes; confirms presidential appointments; can impeach president
President over Congress
Can veto acts of Congress; can call special sessions of Congress; serves as commander-in-chief
Congress over President
Can override vetoes; controls war powers; controls funding and the budget
Legislative over Judicial
Confirms judicial appointments; can propose constitutional amendments; can impeach and remove federal judges
Executive
Can veto bills; appoints judges and other officials; can grant pardons and reprieves
Congress over Federal Judges
Senate confirms judicial nominations; can impeach and remove judges; can establish lower courts
Judicial over Executive
Can rule executive actions unconstitutional; judges appointed for life and are free from executive control
President over Federal Judges
Nominates judges to the federal bench; can grant pardons and reprieves for federal offenses
Judicial
Can declare executive actions unconstitutional; can declare laws unconstitutional
Executive over Legislative
Can call special sessions of Congress; can veto legislation; can propose laws
Supreme Court over President
Judicial review of executive actions; Chief Justice presides over presidential impeachment trials
Executive over Judicial
Appoints federal judges; can grant pardons and reprieves in federal criminal cases
Legislative over Executive
Can override vetoes with two-thirds vote; controls appropriations; can impeach and remove president
Supreme Court over Congress
Judicial review of legislative acts; judges appointed for life, ensuring independence
Judicial over Legislative
Can rule laws unconstitutional; interprets and applies laws
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