Editing Indiana General Assembly (section)

===Checks and balances===
There are several [[checks and balances]] built into the state constitution that limit the power of the General Assembly. Other clauses allow the General Assembly to balance and limit the authority of the other branches of the government.{{Sfn|ICC|2005|p=17}} Among these checks and balances is the governor's authority to veto any bill passed by the General Assembly. The General Assembly may, in turn, override his veto by simple majority vote in both houses.<ref name = fivefourteen>{{Cite web |url=http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/inconst/art-5.html |title=Indiana Constitution Article 5, Section 14(2)(B) |access-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-date=March 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310200401/http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/inconst/art-5.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bills passed by a supermajority automatically become law without requiring the signature of the governor. Once the bill is made law, it can be challenged in the state courts which may rule the law to be [[unconstitutional]], effectively repealing the law. The General Assembly could then override the court's decision by amending the state constitution to include the law.<ref name = four/>{{Sfn|ICC|2005|p=17}} The General Assembly has historically been the most powerful branch of the state government, dominating a weak governor's office. Although the governor's office has gained more power since the 1970s, the General Assembly still retains the power to remove much of that authority.{{Sfn|Gugin|2006|p=1-3}}