Checks and balances are designed to:

Checks and balances are designed to:

• A. Speed up decisions
• B. Eliminate conflict
• C. Strengthen one branch
• D. Limit power of each branch

Answer: (D)

Checks and balances are built to keep any single branch from gaining too much power by giving each branch ways to guard and restrain the others. For example, the legislative branch makes laws, but the executive can veto them, and Congress can override that veto with sufficient support. The judiciary can review laws and executive actions to ensure they’re constitutional. Senators confirm appointments and treaties, adding another layer of oversight. Even the power of impeachment serves as a check on leadership. All of these mechanisms work together to distribute authority and prevent domination by one part of government. That’s why this design is about limiting power across branches rather than speeding up decisions, eliminating conflict, or strengthening one branch.

Checks and balances are built to keep any single branch from gaining too much power by giving each branch ways to guard and restrain the others. For example, the legislative branch makes laws, but the executive can veto them, and Congress can override that veto with sufficient support. The judiciary can review laws and executive actions to ensure they’re constitutional. Senators confirm appointments and treaties, adding another layer of oversight. Even the power of impeachment serves as a check on leadership. All of these mechanisms work together to distribute authority and prevent domination by one part of government.

That’s why this design is about limiting power across branches rather than speeding up decisions, eliminating conflict, or strengthening one branch.