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Functions of the National Executive Branch
  • Headed by the president of the US, the chief executive officer of the nation
  • Executes the laws of the land
  • Prepares the annual budget for congressional action
  • Appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges
  • Administers the federal bureaucracy
Checks and Balances

Executive Branch checks the Legislative Branch by:

  • Proposing legislation
  • Proposing an annual budget for Congressional approval
  • Calling special sessions of Congress
  • Vetoing legislation Congress has passed

Executive Branch checks the Judicial Branch by:

  • Appointing federal judges/justices
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