The framers of the constitution feared the rise of an "all powerful" and tyrannical central government like the one they were once subjects of, the British Crown under King George III, so they used philosopher Montesquieu's idea of separation of powers to create three branches of government, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. These three branches make it so that the power of government will be balanced and one branch could not become too powerful.
Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court check each others' powers so that the central government cannot become a tyranny through the powers of impeachment(Leg.), judicial review(Jud.), veto(Exe.), appointment(Exe.), and approval(Leg.), among other powers.
In many different ways.
The president mayappointthesupremecourt judges and his cabinet- but only with Congress's approval. The president can veto a corrupt Congress, but Congress can overturn a corrupt president's veto (with a 2/3 majority). The supreme court can strike down an unconstitutionalcongressionallaw.
Congress can alsoimpeacha president, like Nixon.
So that the one of the three branches of government wont be to powerful than the others.
it prevents any one branch from having to much power
to make the power along three branches of government being balanced
To balance the power of the three branches
There are three: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative.
Your Answer: Checks And Balances
The balance of power between the three branches of government is even, since the founding fathers wrote checks and balances into the Constitution. The congress makes the laws, which can be vetoed by the president. The congress can over rule the president, and the judicial system can rule the laws unconstitutional.
Each branch checks the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.
The role of the judicial branch in the balance of power among the branches of the US government before Marberry vs Madisob is to uphold the law and constitution of the land.
to spread power equally between the three branches..
checks and balances
3 branches of government of power were they divide
Separation of power is the model. This is what balances power between the executive and legislative branch of government.
The separation of powers divides power between the three branches of government with a system of checks and balances between them.
It is reflected in the three branches of government as well as the attempt to balance the power between them so that one checks the other before something can be done by either.