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Answer:
protect against one branch dominating
Explanation:
To prevent the government from becoming the tyrannical, the founding fathers believed that they need to implement a system that can overrule government officials at any time. The system of checks and balance is one of the method that they do to achieve this.
Currently, American government is divided into three branches. Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch.
Our current system provide each Branch with the power to intervene with the decisions made in other branches. (For example, the legislative branch want to pass a law that is unconstitutional, the judicial branch could prevent it through the judicial review process)
They are most likely to experince Breakdowns
A RAIN GAUGE measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period. A WIND VANE is an instrument that determines the direction from which the wind is blowing.
