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What is the reason for checks and balances in the federal government?


Ato assure no one branch of government gets too powerful
Bto assure cooperation between all the branches of government
Cto assure that all of the branches of government understand one another
Dto assure that the branches of government always complement each other

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beatthefax

The system of checks and balances is used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch. For example, the Executive Branch can veto bills from the Legislative Branch, but the Legislative Branch can override the veto.

FB62

Checks and balances was put in to keep separation of powers, meaning each branch has an equal amount of power.

Your answer would be A. to assure no one branch of government gets too powerful.

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