Versailles is the symbol of Absolute Monarchy, identified with the reign of Louis XIV. Yet it also reflected the balance Louis attempted to follow that permitted the nobility a degree of independence, thus avoiding direct confrontation.Nov 28, 2011
This system is called Checks and Balances and it is very important to our government. ... Without a system to prevent one branch of government from having more power over another, the government would be controlled by one group of people.
