Question 15
Government Basic
There are three branches of government. Why?
America’s government is split into three branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) to share power, preventing one part from becoming too powerful and taking over the others. Checks and balances mean that the branches limit each other, and the separation of powers principle assigns different roles to each branch.
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