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The president, Congress and the Supreme Court each have some control over the others to make sure that no one group or person has too much power. |
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Word Structure
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Sentence Examples Checks and balances limit each branch of government. The presidential veto is a check and balance on Congress. Congress controls the budget to check and balance the president. |
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Semantic Relatives |
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Textbook Explore American Democracy Chapter 1 by Attainment |
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Deeper Dive Learn more about Checks and balances. |