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It originated from the 3 Branches of Government (Judicial, Legislative Executive). The U.S. Founders wanted all three Branches to have the same exact power. No one to have more power over another, so they came up with Checks and Balances. So that every Branch would have equal power .
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∙ 9y agoMontesquieu was responsible for developing the concept of checks and balances, as well as separation of powers. He was a French lawyer.
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∙ 12y agoBaron de Montesuieu. he believed that each branch of government should be able to keep each of the other two branches from becoming too powerful.
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∙ 12y agoThe idea of the system of checks and balances was to prevent any one individual or part of government to dominate the others, flout the Constitution, or take complete control of the country.
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∙ 12y agoJames Madison
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∙ 13y agonobody knows. It was not recorded.
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Who thought the system checks and balances was needed to run the government?
The founding fathers were concerned about a system of government with a monarch as the head. They came up with a system of checks and balances in order to avoid power being concentrated on any one entity.
Who was the principles of checks and balances and separation of powers were put forward by?
French philosopher, Montesquieu(1689-1755)
Which feature of the other and constitution part of the system of checks and balances?
The president's veto power is a feature of the system of checks and balances set up in the US Constitution. The Constitution of the United States was created on September 17, 1787.
What system is set up to keep any one branch of the federal government from having to much power?
checks and balances.
Why did no single leader control the government?
There was a system of checks and balances set up. This system prevented one branch of the government from becoming too powerful.
What stops one government from getting too powerful?
The federal government has 3 parts, or branches. To make sure that no one branch has too much power, the U.S. constitution set up a system of, "checks and balances" . Each branch may use its powers to check or limit the power's of the other two.
What prevents a single group from having too much power in the government?
The Checks and Balances system set up in the US constitution.
When did they make up the checks and balances?
i don't know sorry "- " :( ][ ][ =
What were the checks and balances during 1974?
Checks and balances were set up by the American constitution to ensure no one branch of government could become too powerful.
Synonym for Division of powers?
One synonym for the division of powers is known as the system of checks and balances. It is the way the government of the United States is set up.
What principal of checks and balances in the U.S. government is reflected in the?
One way the Constitution reflects the principle of checks and balances is in the way bills are passed. Every Bill that passes the House of Representatives and the Senate has to be signed by the President before it becomes law. If the President does not sign the bill, it returns to the Congress to be reconsidered.
What is the system of checks and balances and how does it relate to the US constitution?
It allows that no branch can become too powerful. It relates to the Constitution because it helps set up our government
