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checks and balances
Two of the key principles of the Constitution were limited government and separation of powers. Another was federalism, and the fourth was a system of checks and balances to keep any one branch of the government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and balances
So no one branch of government would be too powerful.
checks and balances
So that no portion of government could become to powerful and overthrow other portions of the government and to guard against any one branch becoming too powerful, the Constitution provides a system of checks and balances.
Checks and Balances and Separation of Powers, source: US Constitution.
So that no portion of government could become to powerful and overthrow other portions of the government and to guard against any one branch becoming too powerful, the Constitution provides a system of checks and balances.
Checks and balances stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and balances stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and balances
Checks and balances
To prevent -anyone- from becoming a "king" (all powerful).
prevents any single branch of government from becoming to powerful.
Checks and balances
checks and balances.
checks and balances seperation of powers