One of the basic principles of government in the United States, checks and balances, comes from the Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu.


Which of the following describes how the branches check each other?

Question 10 options:

The President can veto laws passed by the Supreme Court; the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by Congress


The President appoints judges to the Supreme Court; the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional; Congress can impeach the President


The President can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional; Congress appoints judges to the Supreme Court; the Supreme Court can impeach the President


The President approves judges for the Supreme Court; the Supreme Court can veto laws passed by Congress; Congress can impeach the President