USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are checks and balances?
A
tools used for measurement
B
forms of money
C
documents which are made into law
D
a way to make sure no branch of government has too much power
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -checks and balances, principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power. Checks and balances are applied primarily in constitutional governments.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Checks and Balances system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

Detailed explanation-3: -They are the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Each branch has a certain job and the other branches have special powers to watch over it. These are called checks and balances, and they make the branches equal so that one doesn’t become too powerful.

Detailed explanation-4: -The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto. The legislative branch makes laws, but the judicial branch can declare those laws unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-5: -The President has the power to veto a bill sent from Congress, which would stop it from becoming a law. Congress has the power to impeach Supreme Court Judges or Presidents. The Supreme Court has the power to overturn a law that they believe is unconstitutional.

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