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Checks and balances are a system that allows multiple branches of government to share power and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. There are three main examples of checks and balances within the United States government:
- The Executive Branch has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress. This gives the Executive Branch a check on the Legislative Branch.
- The Judicial Branch has the power to review legislation passed by Congress and declare it unconstitutional. This gives the Judicial Branch a check on the Legislative Branch.
- The Legislative Branch has the power to approve or reject any Presidential appointments to the Supreme Court. This gives the Legislative Branch a check on the Executive Branch.
All three branches of government are able to act as a check on each other ensuring that no one branch is able to become too powerful and overwhelm the other branches.
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The three branches of the us government are organized so that there are checks and what among the branches?
Balances. The three branch system is also called the "checks and balances" system.
What is the system by which each branch of government could delay or stop an action taken by one of the other branches?
checks and balancesIt is a system of checks and balances.
What is the term that keeps our us government from being too powerful?
The fact that it is divided into three branches that have to have approval from each other to do anything. It is called checks and balances.
What keeps any one branch of government from gaining to much power?
checks and balances
What is the reason for Checks and Balances?
Checks and balances allow the branches of government to equalize power. Without checks and balances, one branch of government could become too powerful.
