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Checks and Balances Quiz!

President vetoes a bill

• No one can override the President

• Vice President can override with Congress’ permission

• Congress can override with a majority

• Congress can override with 2/3 vote

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The President makes a peace treaty with Afghanistan

• Senate must ratify with 2/3 vote

• House must ratify with 2/3 vote

• Vice President must sign

• House must ratify with majority

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The President appoints a federal judge

• House must approve with a majority vote

• Senate must approve with majority vote

• Vice President must approve

• No one has to approve

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Congress declares war

• Congress can’t declare war

• President can choose not to carry out war

• Congress makes the final decision

• President has no powers in declaring war

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A federal judge takes a bribe

• Nothing will happen

• The judge will automatically lose his position

• Congress can impeach

• Congress can’t impeach

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The judicial system wrongly convicts someone of a federal crime

• House and pardon

• Senate and pardon

• President and pardon

• Other judges and pardon

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President takes military action against Ukraine

• Congress can choose not to fund this and refuse to declare war.

• President has the right to do this

• Senate can choose not to fund this and refuse to declare war

• House can choose not to fund this and refuse to declare war

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Congress passes a law

• Supreme Court can veto the law

• The law goes into effect

• President doesn’t have to sign the law

• President can veto the law

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• Supreme Court can use judicial review to declare law unconstitutional

• Supreme Court can’t do anything about it

Congress passes, and the PresidentSigns, a law that make it illegal to

Pray in public.

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The President appoints Tom DaschleTo be head of Health an Human

Services.

• Senate must confirm with a majority vote

• House must confirm with a majority vote

• Senate must confirm with 2/3 vote

• House must confirm with a 2/3 vote

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