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Unit 2 – Branches of Government
Topic 2.8
What is the system of checks and balances?
The power of the executive branch to have supreme authority over the legislative and judicial branches
The division of the powers of government between branches
The division of the powers of government between the federal and state levels
The power of each branch to review and respond to the actions of the others
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