Three Branches of Government
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When the Founding
Fathers wrote the Constitution, they wanted to make sure no one person had
too much power. They decided to separate the government into three parts
or branches. Each branch has its own responsibility but they all work
together to make the US run smooth.
Also, each branch can use it's power to check the other branches so no one branch has too much power. This is what we call the system of "checks and balances". |