Influential Ideas and Events Quiz

Question

What is a disadvantage of the checks and balances system?
(1 point)
Responses

It places too much power in the judicial branch.
It places too much power in the judicial branch.

It can make it difficult for any part of the government to enact changes.
It can make it difficult for any part of the government to enact changes.

It can force the president to obey a law that the president feels is unjust.
It can force the president to obey a law that the president feels is unjust.

It removes power from the House, and therefore from the majority of citizens.

Answer 1

The most accurate response regarding a disadvantage of the checks and balances system is:

It can make it difficult for any part of the government to enact changes.

This statement reflects a common criticism that the checks and balances system, while designed to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful, can lead to gridlock and inefficiency in the legislative process.