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Healthy Tension through Checks and Balances Graphic Organizer

A student handout to accompany the case study essays.

Healthy Tension through Checks and Balances | Graphic Organizer

Objectives

  • I can explore case studies of each branch asserting its constitutional powers to check another branch.
Case study What branch is exercising its constitutional authority? Which branch is it checking? In your own words, how did the branch exercise its constitutional authority? How does this demonstrate healthy tension in our system of government?
Case study A
Case study B
Case study C