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Constitution: Checks and Balances

Print this chart. Use the information from the "Checks and Balances" and "The Three Branches of Government" pages to complete the chart.

POWER
HOW IT CAN BE CHECKED

Congress passes a law.
The president may _____________________
OR the president may __________________
THEN, the Supreme Court may___________

The president vetoes a law passed by Congress.

Congress may_________________________ _____________________________________

The president makes a treaty with another country.

The Senate may_______________________
_____________________________________

The president enforces a law.


The Supreme Court may
______________
_________________________________

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