A system of checks and balances helps prevent one branch from being able to gain too much power. So your answer is a system of checks and balances.
even though the catholic church explores points on being kind and faithful to others the way it operates contredicts that statement due to the fact it works in a political state of mind
The Dutch East India Company monopolized the spice trade, made ties with local rulers, and opened trade with China. It did not help spread Christianity to the East.
