Research and summarize the impact of checks and balances in each of the following
illustrative examples:
Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Impeachment of Richard Nixon
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Congressional response to the Obama administration's executive actions on immigration
In your summaries please answer the following questions:
1. How is this an example of checks and balances?
2. What were the effects of using checks and balances in this case?
3. How does each case exemplify the arguments of James Madison in Federalist No.
51?
