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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Terrestrial

Pertaining to or representing the earth or dry land, as opposed to aquatic environments.

Apicomplexans

A phylum of parasitic protists, characterized by a unique structure called an apical complex at one end of the cell, used for entering host cells.

Microtubules

Cylindrical structures found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, involved in cell shape, division, and transport processes.

Penetrate

To enter or pierce through a substance, structure, or area, often implying a breach of a barrier or defense.