CLICK HERE to view the video you saw in class today about the three Branches of Government.
After you watch the video, please answer the questions that follow.
1. What reasons might explain why this system called a system of "Checks and Balances?"
2. Which branch do you think has the most power under this system? Why?
3. Some people say that the system of Checks and Balances slows down the process of government unnecessarily. Do you agree? Why, or Why not?
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