Branches Of Government 5.2 Part 2

Convention Issues Central V State Government

How many Houses should be in Congress?

How many delegates should the nation have?

Large V Small States

Who should have more authority people or government? Federal or State?

Do slaves count in the population?

Do slaves count for taxation?

North V South

Legislative Branch Checks on the Judicial

Branch

Congress establishes federal courts

Senate confirms or rejects appointments of judgments

Impeach and remove federal judges

Checks on the Executive Branch

Override presidential veto

Approve funding for presidential programs

Impeach and remove the president and high officials

Senate Confirms or rejects federal appointments

Judicial Branch Checks on the Legislative

Branch

Decides the meaning of laws

Declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

Checks on the Executive Branch

Appoint judges for life with out presidential control

Can declare actions unconstitutional

Executive Branch Checks on the Judicial

Branch

Can veto bills of Congress

Can call special sessions of congress

Can propose legislation

Checks on the Legislative Branch

Appoints federal judges

Can pardon or reprieve people convicted of federal crimes

Ratification Causes Debate

Federalists

Favored the new Constitution’s balance

of power between states and federal

government

A series of 85 essays under the pseudonym

Publius would be published in support

Antifederalists

Opposed strong central government and the

Constitution