"Checks and Balances" The checks and balances are a system for separation of powers. It is there to make sure that no one group or branch of government can have exclusive control. Each of the three branches has their own powers to check the action of the other branches. The three branches are legislative, judicial, and executive. The legislative branch is Congress and they pass the laws. The executive branch that is the president administers …showed first 75 words of 657 total…

…showed last 75 words of 657 total…place because they were influenced by the advantages it would bring to each branch of government and the American people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited "Checks and Balances." Microsoft. Encarta. Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com (24 Apr. 2000) Sidlow, Edward. America At the Odds. An International Thomson Publishing Company. 1999 "Checks and Balances System: A Worksheet." http://www.fred.net/nhhs/lessons/checksa.htm (24 Apr. 2000) "Checks and Balances." Britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc 1999. http://www.britannica.com (24 Apr. 2000)