Question
Situation Station Activity for 55.7 CG.1.9 Constitutional Limits of Power - "Separate Those Powers!" Directions: Step 1: Use the word bank below to "Separate Those Powers! Step 2: Now that you have separated their powers, HIGHIGHT or put a check on the powers of the branches that are connectec for affect other branches These are ways the branches "check" on each other and balance the power of the federal government. Coin and print money Interpret laws Enforce laws - Appoint justices Overrides a veto Grant pardons Applies the law based on certain situations Word Bank Make laws Declare laws unconstitutional Declare executive acts unconstitutional Vetoes laws Impeaches officials Taxations Approves presidenticl appointments Appoint Cabinet members Declare war Establish post offices Signs bills into laws - Commander-in-Chief of armed forces Make freaties Regulate commerce with foreign nations LEGISLATIVE square square square square square square square square square square square square square square square square square square square square square
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Checks and Balances:- Legislative Branch (Congress): Overrides a veto, Approves presidential appointments- Executive Branch (President): Vetoes laws, Appoint justices- Judicial Branch (Courts): Declare laws unconstitutional, Declare executive acts unconstitutionalSeparation of Powers:- Legislative Branch (Congress): Make laws, Coin and print money, Declare war, Establish post offices, Taxations, Regulate commerce with foreign nations;- Executive Branch (President): Sign bills into laws, Appoint Cabinet members, Commander-In-Chief of armed forces, Make treaties, Appoint justices, Grant pardons;- Judicial Branch (Courts): Interpret laws, Applies the law based on certain situations.
Explanation
The question refers to the division and checking of powers among the three branches of the United States government, as defined by the U.S. Constitution. The word bank includes power allotted to the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branches. Here is the breakdown:Legislative Branch (Congress):- Make laws- Coin and print money- Declare war- Establish post offices- Taxations- Regulate commerce with foreign nations- Overrides a veto- Approves presidential appointmentsExecutive Branch (The President and administration):- Enforce laws- Appoint justices- Grant pardons- Vetoes laws- Sign bills into laws- Commander-in-Chief of armed forces- Make treaties- Appoint Cabinet membersJudicial Branch (Supreme Court and other federal courts):- Interpret laws- Declare laws unconstitutional- Declare executive acts unconstitutional- Applies the law based on certain situations Now, to indicate checks and balances, one would highlight:- The legislative branch's power to override a veto and approve presidential appointments (checks on the executive)- The power of the president to veto laws and appoint justices (checks on the legislative and the judicial)- Judicial power to declare laws and executive acts unconstitutional (checks on the legislative and the executive)The powers that can be highlighted are ones where one branch has some control or impact on another branch's interactions or operations.Please note, for the provided answers, an actual highlighting or checking cannot be performed; the powers will simply be noted.