Describe how the three branches of U.S. government each work to check and balance the power of the others. Give examples of how these checks and balances keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
The legislative branch creates laws, the executive branch enforces laws, and the judicial branch interprets laws, with each branch having the ability to check and balance the powers of the others through processes such as the president's veto power over legislation passed by Congress, Congress's ability to impeach the president or Supreme Court justices, and the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional.
