Question

Explain how the constitution limits the powers of government through a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances

Answer 1

The system of checks and balances in government was developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful. The framers of the U.S. Constitution built a system that divides power between the three branches of the U.S. government—legislative, executive and judicial—and includes various limits and controls on the powers of each branch.