Principles – Checks and Balances
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17th July 2017
Checks & Balances
| The legislature | The executive | The judiciary | |
| Legislature | · Amend/delay/reject legislation
· Override president’s veto · Power of the purse · Declare war · Ratify treaties (Senate) · Investigation · Impeachment, trial, conviction and removal from office |
· Impeachment, trial, conviction, removal from office
· Propose constitutional amendments · Issue new legislation to overturn rulings |
|
| Executive | · Recommend legislation
· Veto legislation |
· Appointment of judges
· Pardon |
|
| Judiciary | · Judicial Review | · Judicial Review |
How do these checks and balances work in practice?
| Checks on the executive by the legislature | Override the president’s veto | |
| Impeachment | ||
| Checks on the judiciary by the legislature | Propose constitutional amendments | |
| Issue new legislation to overturn rulings | ||
| Checks on the legislature by the executive | Recommend legislation | |
| Veto legislation | ||
| Checks on the judiciary by the executive | Appointment of Supreme Court Justice | |
| Presidential pardon | ||
| Checks on the legislature by the judiciary | Judicial review | |
| Checks on the executive by the judiciary | Judicial review |
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