Question

unit 4 test
after being elected, one of the first orders of business for president trump was to appoint a new supreme court justice to fill the vacancy left after the death of justice
scalia. which branch is being \checked\ in this scenario?

○ legislative

○ executive

○ judicial

Explanation:

In the U.S. government's system of checks and balances, the Executive branch (the President) appointing a Supreme Court Justice is a check on the Judicial branch. The Judicial branch includes the Supreme Court, and the Executive's power to appoint justices influences the composition of the Judicial branch. The Legislative branch is about making laws, and the Executive here is acting on the Judicial branch, not the Legislative. So the branch being "checked" is the Judicial.

Answer:

Judicial