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checks and balances a system, as in the U.S. Constitution, where power is shared between the various branches of government. The newspaper editor claimed that the system of checks and balances built into our Constitution has been subverted by party politics. checks and balances rules intended to prevent one person or group from having too much power within an organization A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is truly democratic. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The system of checks and balances we had in Australia has served us well. A healthy system of checks and balances among the three branches of government is vital to the protection of our civil liberties. With the Internet, China is developing--for the first time in 4,000 years of history--a powerful independent institution that offers checks and balances on the emperors. |
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