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Checks and Balances (from the Netflix Series ”We The People”) Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Daveed Diggs, Brittany Howard, Robert Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda

We the People (Music from the Netflix Original)

2021

(Check, check)
(Check, check)
(Check, check)
(Check)
Check one, check two
Check two, check three
Yeah, I'm checking 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
A hundred of us, four hundred thirty five of us
Our incentive is representing you, you
Every statе elects two of us
We'rе 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
Bring the pen and pad and legislate
We read your letters
Let them 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 aisles we reach across
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
Seperate powers
The congressional crowd is here for you
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 (Bring the legislation through)
Check one, check two
Check two, check three
I'll check you if you check me
Check one, check two
Check two, check three
Checks and balances
I am the president
Which means I'm the elected resident of the White House
I'm commander of 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 when you're 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
Check one, check two
Check two, check three
Yo, I'll check you if you check me
Check one, check two
Check two, check three
Checks and balthree
Oh, we are the Supremes
And we run this place
We dedicate out lives
To hear your landmark case
We evaluate and interpret
The laws of the land
And if they violate the Constitution
They will not stand
(We work for you) Lower federal courts
Act with firm resolution
Ruling on cased 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 work for legislation
But we can checkity-check that we run appropriation
The people look to me to provide a solution
We check if your solution upholds the Constitution
Check two
We're the nine who establish legal president
Check out who picks your next in line
Yes, it's the president
Checkity-check yourself
You need us to push them through
Check three, then we turn around and check you
Checks and balances
Checks and balances
Checks and balances
Checks and balances
Credits
Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Daveed Diggs

Daveed Diggs

Brittany Howard

Brittany Howard

Robert Lopez

Robert Lopez

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

About “Checks and Balances (from the Netflix Series ”We The People”)” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez

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