What is the primary purpose of the system of checks and balances in the U.S. government?

To ensure the President and Congress always agree on new laws

To prevent any single branch of government from becoming too powerful

To give the judicial branch the authority to write and pass legislation

To speed up the process of creating and enacting new federal laws

If the U.S. Congress passes a law, but the President believes it is not in the best interest of the country, what action can the President take?

Impeach the members of Congress who voted for it

Veto the law to prevent it from being enacted

Ask the Supreme Court to immediately declare it unconstitutional

Rewrite the law and pass it without Congress's approval