How does checks and balances work with the selection of top government officials pick 3 options? President nominates
Legislative checks Judicial
Senate confirms appointments
Senate nominates
Congress confirms appointments
President confirms appointments
Legislative checks Executive
Executive checks Legislative
congress nominates

Congress is controlled by the democrats. president yaeger, a republican, takes several actions that are opposed by the democrats in congress. first, the president introduces a new budget that cuts most of the government's social programs and gives tax breaks to the wealthy. next, president yaeger negotiates a trade treaty with a nation accused of human rights abuses. then, the president gives pardons to three republican senators who have been convicted of crimes.