Federalist/Separation of PowerOnline version For checks and balances of each branch of the government by Sharun Philip 1 Executive over Legislative 2 Legislative over executive 3 legislative over judical 4 judicial over executive 5 executive over judicial 6 judicial over legislative President can veto acts of Congress President can call a special session of Congress President carries out, and thereby interprets, law by congress Vice President casts tie breaking vote in the senate congress can override presidential veto congress can impeach and remove president senate can reject president's appointments and refuse to ratify treaties congress can conduct investigations into presidents actions congress can refuse to pass laws to provide funding that the president requests congress can change size of federal court system and number of supreme court justices congress can propose constitutional amendments congress can reject supreme court nominees congress can impeach and remove federal judges congress can amend court jurisdictions congress controls appropriation court can declare executive actions unconsitutional court has the power to issue warrants chief justice presides over impeachment of president president nominates supreme court justices president nominates federal judges president can pardon those in convicted in federal court president can refuse to enforce the courts' decision courts can declare laws unconsitutional chief justice presides over senate during hearing to impeach the president
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