Can you think of ways today, across the three branches of government, that they system of checks and valances is working? Use a current events topic as the basis of your response. Are there struggles, for example, between the Executive and the Courts? Follow the rules for Discussion Board postings.
Our current President has provided several good and recent examples of how checks and balances work in the running of the U.S. Government. For instance, last year in January, our President signed an executive order that halted all refugees and temporarily barred people from seven Muslim-majority countries. However, a few days later, the act was ruled unconstitutional. A federal judge’s ruling reversed that executive order, indicating that it violated a clause in the US Constitution that prohibits discrimination based on religion.
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