Answer the following for each branch: Legislative Branch, Executive branch, and Judicial Branch.
Checks on Other Branches
Maryland State Government
Name:
Organization:
Powers:
Name:
Organization:
Powers:
Legislative Branch:
Checks on Executive Branch: The legislative branch can override a veto by the executive branch with a two-thirds majority vote, confirm or reject appointments made by the executive branch, and impeach and remove the President or other officials from office.
Checks on Judicial Branch: The legislative branch can establish the jurisdiction of the courts, determine the number of justices on the Supreme Court, and impeach and remove judges from office.
Executive Branch:
Checks on Legislative Branch: The executive branch can veto legislation passed by the legislative branch, call special sessions of Congress, and recommend legislation to Congress.
Checks on Judicial Branch: The executive branch appoints judges to the federal courts, enforces court orders and decisions, and can grant pardons and reprieves.
Judicial Branch:
Checks on Legislative Branch: The judicial branch can declare laws passed by the legislative branch unconstitutional, interpret laws passed by the legislative branch, and issue injunctions or orders against the legislative branch.
Checks on Executive Branch: The judicial branch can declare executive orders or actions unconstitutional, issue injunctions against actions taken by the executive branch, and interpret laws and acts of the executive branch.