1. Warm Up How many articles are in the Constitution?
What does popular sovereignty mean?
Explain judicial review in your own words.
LG: I will analyze the system of checks and balances by listing the different ways each branch can check the other branches.

3. CHECKS
AND
BALANCES

4. LEGISLATIVE CHECK ON CHECK ON EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL
*IMPEACH PRESIDENT OR VP
*CAN OVERRIDE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO
*IMPEACH FEDERAL JUDGES
*CONGRESS CREATES THE LOWER COURTS
EXECUTIVE
JUDICIAL

5. EXECUTIVE CHECK ON CHECK ON LEGISLATIVE JUDICIAL
*VETO BILLS FROM CONGRESS
*MAKE APPOINTMENTS
*APPOINT FEDERAL JUDGES
LEGISLATIVE
JUDICIAL

6. JUDICIAL CHECK ON CHECK ON EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE *APPOINTED FOR LIFE
*CAN RULE EXECUTIVE ORDERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
*APPOINTED FOR LIFE
*CAN RULE LEGISLATIVE ACTS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
EXECUTIVE
LEGISLATIVE

8. Checks & Balances Quick Write
Answer the following questions in a 5-8 sentence paragraph:
Explain how checks and balances works. Provide two examples of checks and balances. Why is checks and balances important to American democracy?