Why are checks and balances necessary? Explain with examples.

What will be an ideal response?


Checks and balances are built into the Constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government becomes too powerful. Examples of some of the checks and balances in our system of government are as follows:

The judicial branch has authority to examine the acts of the other two branches of government 
and determine whether those acts are constitutional.
The executive branch can enter into treaties with foreign governments only with the advice and 
consent of the Senate.
The president can veto a bill passed by Congress, but Congress can override a veto with a 
two-thirds vote in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.
The president nominates individuals to be federal judges, but a majority vote of the U.S. Senate 
is required to confirm the nominee.

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