Checks and Balances (part 2)

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Checks and Balances (part 2)

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Checks and Balances (part 2). Limited Gov’t = Checks and Balances. Make a Law: “Congress gets a raise. Senators make $1 million per year”. Rule the law i s unconstitutional. Limited Gov’t = Checks and Balances. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Checks and Balances (part 2)

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Limited Gov’t = Checks and Balances

Make a Law:“Congress gets a raise. Senators make $1 million per year”

Rule the lawis unconstitutional

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Limited Gov’t = Checks and Balances

Propose a new budget where the U.S. will spend a billion dollars on food stamps

Rule actionsunconstitutional

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Executiveactions

Legislativelaws

JudicialReview

Judicial – winning cat

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Limited Gov’t = Checks and Balances

Rule actionsunconstitutional

AppointsJudges

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Judicialbee

ExecutiveSpider

Appointsjudges

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Limited Gov’t = Checks and Balances

Rule Lawsunconstitutional

ApprovesJudges

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JudicialSeal

LegislativePenguin

Approvesjudges

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Introduced inHouse #1

Sent to Committee

in House #1

Debated & Voted on

in House #1

Introduced inHouse #2

Debated & Voted on

in House #2

Sent to Committeein House #2

PresidentSigns or Vetoes

Bill

Bill

proposed

Bill Becomes a Law

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• Checks:• Override Veto• Approves Budget• Approves

Appointments

• Impeaches President & Judges

• Checks:• Vetoes laws

• Force Congress to work (special session)

• Appoints judges

• Checks:• Judicial Review

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Declare actions unconstitutional

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