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| Legislative over Executive |
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May override president's veto by two-thirds vote of both houses
May impeach and remove president from office
Senate may refuse to confirm presidential appointments or ratify treaties
Creates executive agencies and programs
Appropriates funds |
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| Legislative over Judiciary |
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Creates lower federal courts
Sets salaries of federal judges
May refuse to confirm judicial appointments
May propose constitutional amendments which overrule court decisions
May impeach and remove federal judges |
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| Executive over Legislature |
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President may veto acts of Congress
President may call special sessions of Congress
President may recomment legislation |
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President appoints federal judges
President may grant reprieves and pardons to federal offenders
May refuse to enforce court decisions |
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| Judicial over Legislature |
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May rule legislative acts unconstitutional
Chief justice presides over impeachment of president |
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| May rule executive actions unconstitutional |
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| Intergovernmental Relationships |
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| Supremacy of the Constitution |
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