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Checks And Balances In Government Essay

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The separation of powers between the three branches of the federal is not a total separation. Each branch has control over the others to keep one from becoming more power than the remaining branches. This is known as a system of checks and balances. There is a second check in the division of power between the national and state governments known as federalism. When the Constitution was wr...

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