What is one important way the legislative branch affects both the executive and judicial branches?

The Senate, part of Congress, confirms or rejects the president’s nominees to the Supreme Court. This gives the legislative branch an important check on both the executive branch, which makes the nominations, and the judicial branch, whose membership is affected. Congress does not nominate cabinet members or justices, set their daily agendas, or decide whether laws are constitutional; that power belongs to the courts.

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