Describe How Congress Exercises Its Checks and Balances Over the Executive

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Essay

Describe how Congress exercises its checks and balances over the executive branch.Which house of Congress has more authority over the executive branch? Give examples.How might partisanship help to diminish the exercise of congressional power over the presidency?

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Definitions:

Behavioral

Pertaining to actions or reactions of persons or organisms in response to external or internal stimuli.

Physiological

Related to the functions and processes of living organisms and their parts.

Sensitivity

The ability of a measure to detect differences between groups.

Functional MRI

A neuroimaging procedure that measures and maps the brain's activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow, used particularly in studying brain functions.