Congress has the power to do several things in order to instill checks and balances. Congress has the power to overturn Supreme Court rulings, impeach the President and to conduct trials and to remove officers from the other branches of government.
The Checks and Balances system gives atypical powers to each branch of the government so this branch can limit the powers of the other branches.
- Congress can approve or reject presidential nominations and control the budget. Also, it can impeach the president and remove him from office. This power is given to Congress to limit the power of the Executive Branch.
- The Congress also has the power to confirm the nomination and impeach judges and remove them from office, which is a power to limit the Judicial Branch.
The number of electoral votes for president is equal to the number of U.S. Senators (Two per state) plus the number of House Representatives (Varied upon state population and size).
