Checks and Balances

In the United states, there's a system that the government uses to make sure that no branch of the government is more powerful than another, this system is called the system of checks and balances.

The 3 branches of government under the constitution are the following:


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The Legislative Branch makes laws
The Executive Branch enforces laws
The Judicial Branch interprets laws
This is how the system of checks and balanceskeeps one another from becomingtoo powerful:


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All of the branches' actions depend on what we, the people, want from the government.
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