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An overview of the checks and balances in the US Government, focusing on the power of the President and the role of Congress in limiting that power. Topics include the formal checks on presidential power found in the US Constitution, such as the Senate's approval of appointments and treaties, as well as the congressional checks, including the power to declare war, override vetoes, and impeach the President. The document also covers informal checks, such as public opinion and the media.
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AP U. S. Government
Found in U. S. Constitution
Congressional Checks on the President (Article I) Make laws (ex: War Powers Resolution) Override presidential vetoes Power to declare war Power of the purse (taxes and funding) Regulation of the land and naval forces
Congressional Checks (cont.)
Limits on Presidential Power (Article II) President elected indirectly by the people through the Electoral College Selection of president (House) in case of no majority of electoral vote President must deliver State of the Union address Senate approves treaties and ambassadors
Limits on Presidential Power (Article II)
The Media
Congressional Investigations Oliver North testifies before Congress at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan administration (1987) Senate Banking Committee begins its investigative hearings on the Whitewater scandal during the Clinton administration (1994) Former FEMA director Michael Brown testifies before the House Select Committee on Hurricane Katrina, Sept., 2002
The National Organization of Women, Cindy Sheehan, and others protest the war in Iraq, April, 2006 The National Right to Life Committee and other pro-life interest groups spoke out against President Clinton’s veto of the ban on partial birth abortion, 1996