Checks and Balances

Checks and Balances - Kristen Anderson-Lopez/Daveed Diggs/Brittany Howard/Robert Lopez/Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lyrics by：Lin-Manuel Miranda/Kristen Anderson-Lopez/Robert Lopez

Composed by：Kristen Anderson-Lopez/Lin-Manuel Miranda/Robert Lopez

Produced by：Kristen Anderson-Lopez/Lin-Manuel Miranda/Mike Elizondo/Robert Lopez

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Check one check two check two check three

Yeah I'll check you if you check me

Check one check two check two check three

Checks and balances

Two houses

The Senate

And the House of Representatives

100 of us

435 of us

Our incentive is

Representin' you you

Every state elects two of us

We're proportionally population-based there's a slew of us

Six-year terms

Two-year terms

And various committees

Our concerns

Are your concerns

From all of your towns and cities

We debate national matters from every state

We bring the pen and the pad and we legislate

We read your letters

Let 'em affect us

If we're not effective

Don't reelect us

We work for you you you

We are the ones who make the laws

We collect taxes

Hold your applause

These are the odds we reach across

And all for you you you

We can amend the Constitution

We can repeal amendments too

American evolution truly depends on you

True true

The president can't declare war without us

Though their microphone's the loudest

Separate powers

The Congressional crowd is here for you

Woo

We work for you

We work for you

Tell us what you wanna do

Tell us what you wanna do

Bring the legislation through yo yo

Bring that legislation through

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I'll check you if you check me

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Checks and balances

I am the president which means I'm the elected resident of the White House

I'm commander in chief and head of state

I was elected as the executive I'm expected to carry out the laws

With my cabinet to cooperate

I work for you

And please take notice

There's a power in your POTUS

And a new law is created on Capitol Hill

I work for you

And if I veto

That new bill will be finito

Unless they override I decide

How to do the people's will

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Yo I'll check you if you check me

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Checks and balances

Oh we are the Supremes

And we run this place

We dedicate our lives to hear your landmark case

We evaluate and interpret the laws of the land

And if they violate the Constitution

They do not stand

We work for you

Lower federal courts

Act with firm resolution

Ruling on cases involving tax

Bankruptcy and the Constitution

We work for you

We the highest court

Hear those cases on appeal

And if five or more of us find against

The law they doth repeal

Check one

I'm the one who can push for legislation

But we can chickity-check that we run appropriation

The people look to me to provide a solution

We check that your solution upholds the Constitution

Check two

We're the nine who establish legal precedent

Check out who picks your next in line

Yes it's the president

Chickity-check yourself you need us to push 'em through

Check three then we turn around and check you

Checks and balances

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