The framers of the constitution created a system of checks and balances so the branches of government could restrain each other. explain how each branch of government is restrained and can restrain the other branches.

The Judicial Branch can declare Presidential orders unconstitutional, while the president appoints judges and can grant pardons. The Judicial Branch can also decide whether a law is unconstitutional, while the legislative branch can impeach justices, reject proposal members, and change lower courts. The legislative branch can impeach the president, withhold funds, overcome a veto, control appointments, and pass bills, while the president can veto bills, suggest new laws, call meetings and ask for budget.