Checks And Balances

Ja’Mya Holmes
Supreme court judges have the power to declare
presidential actions as unconstitutional

In 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law

by President Bill Clinton. It declared that the federal
definition of marriage was between a man and a woman. In
2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage
was legal in federal terms.
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The House of Representatives has sole power of
impeachment , but the senate has all power to try
any impeachment
In 1998, the House of Representatives brought
impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton, but
the Senate acquitted him.
The president can veto any bill passed by Congress, but a
two-thirds vote in Congress can override the veto.

In 2016, Congress overrode a veto by President Barack

Obama over the issue of families of 9/11 victims being
allowed to sue Saudi Arabia.
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