The system of checks and balances in the Constitution allows each of the three branches of government to limit the powers of the others. Also the separation of powers defines the responsibility of each branch so that there is no conflict between them.
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Through the 10th ammendment, through federalism, through the House of Representatives, the electoral college... there are a lot.
States wanted written constitutions for two main reasons. First, a written constitution would spell out the rights of all citizens. Second, it would set limits on the power of the government. Are you working out of the American Nation textbook too?It is amazing
The term limits for the president were put in place by an amendment to the Constitution. The president can only be elected as president two times and if he served for more than half of a term to which he was not elected, he can only be elected for one term.
No part of the government has an unwritten constitution. This is a fallacy that there is an unwritten constitution just like the idea of a "deep state."
In a classical liberal system of governance, the rights of citizens are protected in two fundamental ways. Most largely, it views the basic relationship of government and governed as consensual: government exists and acts only by consent of the governed. Additionally, and in numerous particular ways, it limits the privileges and powers of governing agencies, bodies, and officials, whether in terms of scope, time-limits, internal checks and balances, or other limitations.
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