Question: The system of checks and balances established by the US Constitution can involve more than one branch checking another branch on one issue. Which example shows two branches of the federal government checking of another branch? (CS 15) Question options: Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over Congress' impeachment trial of President Clinton. In the Supreme Court case, Bush v. Gore, the state of Florida's ballot recount was ordered to a halt, resulting in the election of President Bush over opponent Al Gore. The Speaker of the House presided over the Supreme Court's hearings in Bush v. Gore. A government shutdown ended in 1996 after the Supreme Court ruled that Congress' budget was unconstitutional.