Legislative Checks on the Executive

• The legislative branch may remove the president from office by basically passing a majority vote in the House and a two-thirds vote in the Senate to decide whether or not they should impeach him. They can also override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in each chamber.
  
  

Legislative Checks on the Judicial

• The legislative branch checks the judicial branch by approving all federal judges.
  
  

Executive Checks Legislative

• The executive branch checks the legislative branch with the power to either sign or veto all bills passed by the legislative branch.
  
  

Executive Checks Judicial

• The executive branch checks the judicial branch by having the power to appoint judges and having the power to pardon (drop all charges against someone).
  
  

Judicial Review

• The judicial branch checks both the legislative and executive branches with its power of judicial review. Judicial review gives the Supreme Court the power to rule any action or law passed by the other two branches as unconstitutional.