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checks and balences
how each branch can check the powers of the other branches
| the action | what branch over what |
|---|---|
| vetoes legislation | E over L |
| calls special sessions of Congress | E over L |
| Determines foreign policy | E over L |
| overrules President's veto | L over E |
| refuses to approve treaties | L over E |
| impeaches and removes the President | L over E |
| appropriates funds for programs | L over E |
| declares laws unconstitutional | J over L |
| declares executive actions unconstitutional | J over E |
| appoints federal judges | E over J |
| pardons federal offenders | E over J |
| estavlishes lower courts | L over J |
| proposes amendments to overrule judicial decisions | L over J |
| fixes the number of judges | L over J |
| impeaches and removes judges | L over J |