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Checks & Balances

Checks & Balances. Warm up:. Does the complex process necessary for passing a law lead to better or worse laws? Explain your answer. Under your warm up, set up a paper for two column notes. Checks & Balances. Contend objective.

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Checks & Balances

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  1. Checks & Balances

  2. Warm up: • Does the complex process necessary for passing a law lead to better or worse laws? Explain your answer. • Under your warm up, set up a paper for two column notes.

  3. Checks & Balances

  4. Contend objective • Students will classify checks and balances by completing a graphic organizer on Checks & Balances

  5. Video clip • Checks & Balances

  6. Quick Review • What are the 3 branches of government? • Write them in your notes • Raise your hand with thumbs up once you have written the 3 branches in your notes

  7. The 3 Branches are: • Executive • Legislative • Judicial • If you didn’t get them write them now

  8. Definition • Checks and balances gives each branch of government ways to limit the power of the other two.

  9. Purpose • Checks and balances were put in place to protect against abuses of power

  10. Executive checks Legislative • May veto acts of Congress • May call Congress into special session

  11. Executive Checks Judicial • President appoints federal judges

  12. Legislative checks Executive • May override presidential veto • Approves appointments of judges • Approves treaties • May impeach President

  13. Legislative Checks Judicial • May impeach federal judges

  14. Quick check • What branches have we covered? • What branch’s checks do we still need?

  15. Judicial checks executive • May interpret treaties • May declare executive acts unconstitutional

  16. Judicial checks Legislative • Judicial Review • May interpret laws • May declare laws unconstitutional

  17. The Gist of it • In 10 words or less, explain the purpose of the system of Checks & Balances?

  18. Assignment • Complete the handout by correctly identifying the checks

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