A More or Less Perfect Union: Checks & Balances

In order to prevent tyranny, the Framers set up a complex system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution. Three branches of government were each given specific powers. To learn more about the U.S. Constitution, watch the full series, A More or Less Perfect Union. This clip is from Episode 1 – "A Constitution in Writing."

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Great except the Executive branch has been grabbing more and more power for itself in the last 20 years---our checks and balances is holding but just barely IMO.