System which prevents giving too much power to one person or one branch of government
What is "Checks & Balances"
100
The number of representatives a state has in the house of representatives is based on this.
What is census or population?
100
The Senate (legislative branch) ratifying a treaty (entered into by the president (Executive branch) is an example of this.
What is "Checks and Balances"?
100
In the US, only the Federal Government has the power to a)pass laws, b) borrow money, c) tax, D) make treaties
What is D) Make treaties
200
The president can veto a bill passed by congress. This is an example of the executive branch "checking" the power of this branch.
What is the legislative branch?
200
Each state has 2 Senators. There are ____ senators in the US Senate.
What is 50?
200
The Senate, rejecting a president's supreme court nomination is an example of this.
What is Checks and Balances?
300
With a 2/3 vote of both houses of congress, the legislative branch van override a president's veto in an expression of this "safety system" to prevent too much power being exercised by one branch of government.
Bonus: What is the name of the branch of government that includes the president?
What is "Checks and Balances"
Bonus: Executive branch
300
Checks and Balances system prevents this.
What is too much power in one branch of government.
400
If a law passed by Congress and signed by the President is challenged, this branch of the government will review it to determine its constitutionality.
What is Judicial branch or Supreme Court?
400
New York has more people than NJ. Which state has more members in the House of Representatives?
What is NY?
400
The process if impeachment of a president is an example of this system.
What is Checks and Balances?
500
If a president vetoes a bill, this bill may become law when this % of both houses passes it.
What is 2/3 or 66%?
500
The northern states fearing they would be outvoted by the representatives from southern states with their large slave populations did not want slaves counted in the census for purposes of apportioning the number of representatives.
This "compromise" was thought to make representation more "equal" or fair;
What is the 2/3 compromise? 2/3 the number of slaves were included in apportioning seats in the House of Representatives.
500
An example of checks and balances is:
What is Be specific-give an example!
Your example should include one branch of the gov.-legislative, executive, or judicial, challenging another.