Checks+and+Balances

__**Review Questions**__ 1. What are the checks on powers each branch has over the other two? Copy chart on p.184 2. What is a veto? 3. What are executive orders? 4. What are pardons?

__**Main Idea Questions**__ 5. How does the system of checks and balances make it difficult for Congress to pass a law that the president opposes? 6. Why are federal judges appointed for life? 7. What check does the judicial branch have over the legislative branch? 8. What are the 15 executive departments that make up the president's cabinet? (List them)