Which of the following best represents how the executive branch can check the power of the legislative branch? A
The executive branch can remove representatives from the legislative branch.

B
The executive appoints members of the legislative branch.

C
The executive can rule the actions of the legislative branch illegal.

D
The executive can veto a bill from the legislative branch.

D. The executive can veto a bill from the legislative branch.

Explanation:

The legislative branch's main duty is to propose a new Bill that could be passed into a law. But, before it's finalized into a law, the Executive branch could intervene the process and impose a Veto to that proposal.

When the Bill is vetoed, the whole process is paused. In order to override this veto, the only thing that the legislative branch can do is to gather the vote support of 2/3 of its total members to override this veto. But, this might now always be successful. Some people in the legislative body are probably give their support to president in the executive branch.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants

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