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Which of the following describes the principle of checks and balances?
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Congress must make sure that the national budget is balanced.
Congress must make sure that the national budget is balanced.
One branch of government can check the power of another branch of government.
One branch of government can check the power of another branch of government.
Power is balanced equally between the federal government and the states.
Power is balanced equally between the federal government and the states.
States can check all laws passed by the federal government.
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Congress must make sure that the national budget is balanced.
Congress must make sure that the national budget is balanced.
One branch of government can check the power of another branch of government.
One branch of government can check the power of another branch of government.
Power is balanced equally between the federal government and the states.
Power is balanced equally between the federal government and the states.
States can check all laws passed by the federal government.
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One branch of government can check the power of another branch of government.
(Checks and balances means each branch — legislative, executive, judicial — can limit actions of the others to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.)
(Checks and balances means each branch — legislative, executive, judicial — can limit actions of the others to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.)
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