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Name _________________________________ Date ______ Period ___ 5.3 Congressional Powers – Essay Prep How does the Legislative branch check the power of the other two branches, keeping them from becoming a dictatorship? The legislative branch checks the power of the executive branch… Power The House of Representatives can impeach the president, and the Senate can remove the president. (To impeach is to charge with wrongdoing; indict.) Being able to override a presidential veto. (The President signs bills into law, or can veto (reject) them. Congress can pass the bill into law) The Senate can refuse to ratify treaties that the President has signed with foreign countries (treaties are written agreements between nations) The Senate can refuse to confirm presidential appointments (The president appoints (picks) his advisors, but the Senate can reject these people). Financing the government: spending money can only happen if the Congress passes an appropriations bill to spend money Explain how this power limit the powers of the Executive branch: The legislative branch checks the power of the judicial branch… Power Explain how this power limit the powers of the Judicial branch: The House of Representatives can impeach and the Senate can remove federal judges from office (To impeach is to charge with wrongdoing; indict.) Congress controls the size of the judicial branch. A law must be passed to add new lower courts, and a law can reduce the size of the federal courts. The Senate must confirm the president’s judicial appointments before the judges officially get the job. (The president appoints (picks) federal judges, but the Senate can reject them) Congress has the power to… Power Declare war Congress controls our population growth by regulating immigration and naturalization. Congress regulates trade with foreign countries Congress regulates trade between the states Why should Congress have this power, not the president or Supreme Court?