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What are checks and balances?(1 point)
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a division of responsibilities between different branches of government to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
a division of responsibilities between different branches of government to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

the two-chamber U.S. legislative body, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that make laws
the two-chamber U.S. legislative body, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that make laws

a system in which one institution of government can check or counteract another institution to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
a system in which one institution of government can check or counteract another institution to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

a branch of government that interprets laws and decides if the government’s actions are allowed under the Constitution
a branch of government that interprets laws and decides if the government’s actions are allowed under the Constitution
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a system in which one institution of government can check or counteract another institution to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful