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Check And Balance System: The Three Branches Of The United States

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The framers of the Constitution created a system that divides the power and prevents one of the three branches of government from obtaining too much control over the other branches. This system is called check and balances. This ensures that the branches must work together in order to complete the important work of the American government. The three branches of the United States government are the Legislative branch, the Executive branch, and the Judicial branch. All three of the branches have their own responsibilities, however, because of the checks and balance system, they can be put back into check if one branch begins to become more powerful than another. The Legislative branch, Congress, is responsible for making new laws,

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