First of all, bear in mind that the Roman Republic was not like present day republics. The officials, although elected by the people, had different responsibilities than our present day officials. Each official had his own area of influence and a higher ranking official could veto the proposals of a lower ranking one. A tribune of the plebs could veto everyone except a dictator. In this way the Romans had their checks and balances.
the roman republic was the first to think of checks and balances.
Well the governement back in the Roman ages
"Checks and balances" was first put to test in 1748 the Roman Republic.
Checks and balances allow the branches of government to equalize power. Without checks and balances, one branch of government could become too powerful.
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Checks and balances kept individual parts of the government from taking over.
Example sentence for the noun phrase 'checks and balances':The government uses checks and balances to separate the responsibilities of departments.
It would disrupt the checks and balances of the government's branches
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wqhat stops one branch of government from having too much power?
The system of checks and balances affects the branches of government by ensuring that each of the 3 branches of government are equal in power. The system of checks and balances, both checks, and limits the power of the 3 branches of government to ensure that each branch of government doesn't become to powerful.