Question

which of these actions is an example of checks and balances?
a. president reagan sent troops to grenada.
b. congress passed a law raising income tax.
c. president truman vetoed the taft - hartley act.
d. state governments passed laws setting speed limits.

Explanation:

Checks and balances refers to the system where each branch of the U.S. federal government can limit the powers of the other branches. A presidential veto of a bill passed by Congress is a core example of this: the executive branch (President) checks the legislative branch (Congress) by rejecting its legislation. The other options do not show inter-branch checks: A is an executive military action, B is a legislative action alone, D is state-level action unrelated to federal checks and balances.

Answer:

C. President Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act.