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📚 Glossary Term

Checks and Balances

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Definition Ways that parts of government can limit or review one another.

🧒 In Simple Words

Checks and balances help stop one part of government from having too much power.

📌 Example

A court reviewing whether a law follows the constitution can be part of checks and balances.

âœī¸ Use It in a Sentence

"Checks and balances help spread power across a government."

🔗 Related Terms

Separation of PowersGovernmentConstitution