The correct answer is C) Senate confirmation of presidential appointments.
The complete question is: The quote below was made by a member of Congress. "President Reagan is still our President. But he should not be able to...impose...vision of the Constitution on the Supreme Court and on the next generation of Americans. No justice would be better than this injustice. Edward Kennedy, 1987. How have similar statements influenced modern congressional actions?
The other options of the question were A) Congressional Confirmation of presidential nominations. B) Congressional Confirmation of presidential pardons. D) Senate confirmation of presidential vetoes.
Similar statements have influenced modern congressional actions such as the Senate confirmation of presidential appointments.
That is why it is important in US politics to maintain and respect the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances in which the three branches of the federal government -the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branch- can not be above any other branch.
