![]() ![]() ![]() These powers allow the Judicial branch to have influence on the actions of both the Executive and Legislative branches. This article surveys just some of the ways in which government responses to the virus pose thorny. The Judicial branch can also declare laws passed by Congress to be unconstitutional in whole or in part. Article II of the United States Constitution vests executive power in the President of the United States. An analysis of the coronavirus’s impact on constitutional law could fill the pages of a book. The Judicial branch can declare acts of the President unconstitutional, which removes them from the law. Supreme Court has held that all executive orders from the president of the United States must be supported by the Constitution, whether from a clause. Congress must approve the appointment of Federal judges, which allows them to influence who hold office in the Judicial branch. (Interestingly, the definitions of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ is not given in the Constitution which leaves open to debate as to what kinds of crimes fall under those categories.) Congress can also override Presidential vetoes by voting on a law again and passing it with a 2/3 majority. The Legislative branch has the power to impeach and remove the President from office if the President has committed crimes of treason, high crimes, or misdemeanors. The Executive branch has the ability to appoint Federal judges and issue pardons, which gives it influence over the actions of the Judicial branch. ![]() This allows the Executive branch some control over what laws Congress creates. The Executive branch can veto acts of Congress by the President choosing not to sign the act into law. To ensure that one branch of the Federal does not become dominate over the others the Federal system of government was created with an internal set of checks and balances consisting of powers reserved specifically for each branch of the government. ![]()
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