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Whose job is it to protect the rights of the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights is protected by the Judicial Branch.
What does the term checks and balances mean?
Checks and balances is a term referring to the distribution of power between different branches of government; In the US these branches are the Judicial Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Executive Branch. Each branch of the government has powers (checks and balances) that prevent the other two branches from having absolute power. The Legislative Branch creates the laws, the Executive Branch enforces these laws, and the Judicial Branch interprets and modifies these laws. Here are examples using the US government (although the term applies to systems of government other than the US as well) : 1) The Legislative Branch, composed of the house of representatives and the senate, may pass a bill. However the Executive Branch (the President) may veto that bill. 2) The President (Executive Branch) may declare war. However this declaration must be approved by a majority vote in the senate. 3) The Judicial Branch may interpret the laws and punish those who break them, but they themselves may not create laws.
Which government brach has the final say on what the US constitution means?
That would be the Judicial Branch.
Which branch of government decides whether laws follow the constitution?
Oh, dude, that would be the judicial branch. They're like the referees of the government, making sure everyone plays by the rules laid out in the constitution. So, if a law steps out of line, the judicial branch is there to blow the whistle and say, "Nah, that's a foul, back to the drawing board."
How does the constitution limit the powers of government through separation of powers and checks and balances?
Each branch of government(Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) checks the other branch. For example, The Legislative Branch checks the Executive, the Executive branch checks the Judicial, and the Judicial checks the Legislative. When each branch checks the other, they make sure that that branch is not too powerful or too weak. -Trent S. Fresno
