What Are Two Important Negative Checks That Congress Can Exercise

question 95

Multiple Choice

What are two important negative checks that Congress can exercise over both the executive and the judicial branches?

• A) alteration of their jurisdiction and overriding their decisions
• B) overriding their decisions and impeachment
• C) impeachment and the power of the purse
• D) alteration of their jurisdiction and power of the purse
• E) impeachment and alteration of their jurisdiction

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Definitions:

Noble Gases

A group of inert gases including helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon, known for their lack of chemical reactivity.

Electronegativity

A measure of an atom's ability to attract and hold onto electrons within a chemical bond.

S-H Bond

Refers to a chemical bond between sulfur and hydrogen, characteristic of thiols or sulfur-containing organic compounds.

Polar Covalent

A type of chemical bond where a pair of electrons is unequally shared between two atoms, leading to a partial positive charge on one atom and a partial negative charge on the other.