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Check and balances is the answer to the question in that the checks of the three branches of government keeps the country at large in balance. No one dictates the law and no one is above the law. The one interesting check and balance is that the US. armed forces are always under the control of a non military civilian, ie. the President.
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Why was checks and balances important?
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What is the concept of the system of checks and balances?
The system of checks and balances is an important part of the Constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful. Each branch "checks" the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.
What does checks and balances do?
It helps the United States government's individual branches from having one branch more powerful than the other branch, making for a biased government. The system of checks and balances keeps the government's branches from becoming biased or one branch completely taking over the other two.
6 basic principles of the constitution and examples?
Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism hope i could help
Is the use of the Presidential veto an example of checks and balances?
Yes. The framers wanted to make sure that the Legislative Branch could not become too powerful by creating the veto power for the president. However, the President's veto can be overturned with a 2/3 majority vote from both houses of congress. Also, the supreme court can overturn any legislation during a process called Judicial Review, limiting the power of the other two branches.
