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why is the system of checks and balances important? how foes it protect the rights of citizens? 3 senteces

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The system of checks and balances are important because one of the branches in the government will never hold too much power over another. Therefore one branch of government is controlled 2 other branches. The system of checks and balances protects the rights of citizens by making sure the power is by all 3 branches are balanced evenly
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With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful. Each branch “checks” the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.
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