One branch of government can check the other through the usage of "Checks and Balances", which states that no one branch can become to powerful, as the others have the right to suppress the other branch's power.
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The main way in which the Marshall Plan impacted the European economy in the post-World War II era was by providing billions of dollars of aid to make sure that Europe didn't fall into the kinds of conditions that lead to tyrannical leaders.
