Which of the following is an example of the successful implementation of the system of checks and balances?
a.Congress passes a law that directs private citizens to open their homes to military personnel during a natural disaster and the Supreme Court strikes down the legislation as unconstitutional.
b.The president nominates a former attorney general to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court vetoes the nomination.
c.The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case involving campaign contributions to congressional candidates and the president voids the Court’s decision.
d.The president deploys 2,000 military advisors to the Middle East and Congress sends another 2,000.

The correct answer is A) Congress passes a law that directs private citizens to open their homes to military personnel during a natural disaster and the Supreme Court strikes down the legislation as unconstitutional.

This is an example of checks and balances because one branch of the federal government (the judicial branch) limits the power/authority of another branch of the federal government (the legislative branch). This system of checks and balances ensures that no one part of the federal government becomes too powerful. Along with this, the system ensures that all parts of the government work within the powers given to them in the US Constitution.