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Powers Branches Have Over Each Other
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12th Grade
03/31/2011

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Legislative over Executive
Definition
May override president's veto by two-thirds vote of both houses
May impeach and remove president from office
Senate may refuse to confirm presidential appointments or ratify treaties
Creates executive agencies and programs
Appropriates funds
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Legislative over Judiciary
Definition
Creates lower federal courts
Sets salaries of federal judges
May refuse to confirm judicial appointments
May propose constitutional amendments which overrule court decisions
May impeach and remove federal judges
Term
Executive over Legislature
Definition
President may veto acts of Congress
President may call special sessions of Congress
President may recomment legislation
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Executive over Judiciary
Definition
President appoints federal judges
President may grant reprieves and pardons to federal offenders
May refuse to enforce court decisions
Term
Judicial over Legislature
Definition
May rule legislative acts unconstitutional
Chief justice presides over impeachment of president
Term
Judicial over Executive
Definition
May rule executive actions unconstitutional
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Article IV
Definition
Intergovernmental Relationships
Term
Article V
Definition
Amendment Process
Term
Article VI
Definition
Supremacy of the Constitution
Term
Article VII
Definition
Ratification Process
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