alleryStart learning →The system of checks and balances has the effect of requiring the branches to:
ACompete for money
BMerge into one
CWork together
DWork in isolation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Work together
1. Mutual restriction has a practical consequence.
2. Each of the three branches can restrict the actions of the others.
3. That is the system of checks and balances.
4. It thus requires them to work together.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_
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