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Unit 7 - Checks and Balances
Unit 7 - Checks and Balances
by the other branches. This creates a balance of power between the 3 Branches
make decisions on its own, without the help or consent of the other 3 Brnches The US Government was built to be dysfunctional. An efficient form of government is a dictatorship
Congress can rewrite the law Congress could start the process for a constitutional amendment
A recent bill to increase funding for education was passed over the
President can use the bully pulpit to get the citizens to put pressure
on congress to change their mind The Supreme Court can rule it unconstitutional if a citizen complains