d before, the Congress has some say in whom will sit on the Supreme Court bench, in that nominations made by the President must be approved by the Senate. Just as the President may be impeached by the Congress, so may justices of the Supreme Court (indeed, all civil officials, except members of Congress) be removed from office by impeachment. The single countervailing "arrow" of power aimed at Congress by the Supreme Court is the comprehensive power of judicial review (As mentioned earlier on in the paragraph about the Supreme Court). This review of laws by the courts is not an "automatic" part of the legislative process, but the specific laws have to be brought before the courts for a decision about their constitutionality. If Congress finds that the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution in a way which disagrees with its own fundamental views (or for any other reason), then Congress can initiate the process of amending the Constitution. A majority of two thirds of both houses of Congress must pass the amendment. As soon as three quarters of the states (thirty-eight of them) have ratified the proposed amendment it becomes a part of the Constitution. In all these ways the Constitution checks the unrestricted exercise of power by each branch and balances of the powers of the branches against each other.Each brach is a specific member of the group we know as the Untied States government. Each branch has its own powers, and performs specific functions, which in turn are checked by others. The system provides an environment where groups can focus on specific tasks, but not have complete power over anything....
