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Checks and balances is a way of separating the governments powers. They guarantee that no part of the government becomes to powerful. For example the executive branch can veto a law which makes it harder for the legislative branch to pass a law. Then if a law is passed the Judicial branch can say it is unconstitutional.

Why Checks and Balances Were Made
Checks and balances were made so that no branch of government had to much power. Each branch has powers that it uses to chack and balance the operations of the other two branches. Checks and Balances were made in colonial times in order to create a good government.

Legislative Branch
The legislative branch checks over the executive, judicial and legislative branch because it has two parts. Some of the checks it has on the executive branch are it can impeach the president, if the electoral votes tie then it picks the president and vice president, and it can replace the vice president. Some of the checks it has over the judicial branch are it approves federal judges, it can impeach a judge, and it can change the size of the supreme court. Some of the checks it has on itself are bills have to passed by both houses and no house may have a break for more than three days without the other house saying it can.

Executive Branch
The executive branch has checks on the legislative and judicial branch. Some of the checks it has on the legislative branch are it can veto a bill, the vice president is the president of the senate, and it can force a break if the two houses cannot decide on it. The check it has on the judicial branch are it can pick a judge and the pardon a judge.

Judicial Branch
The judicial branch has checks on the executive and legislative branch. Some of the checks it has on the legislative branch are it reviews the bills made and the seats of that branch are held on good behavior. The checks it has on the executive branch are the judicial review and the chief justice sits as president of senate during presidential impeachment.

Checks and Balances Today
Checks and balances still exsist today. They are used to make sure no branch of govenment has to much power. The Legislative branch checks the Executive and Judicial branch. The Executive branch chacks the Judicial and Legislative branch. The Judicial branch checks the Legislative and Executive branch.