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The three main branches of government was separated from one another. The powers given to each was balanced by the other two. Each branch was a check on the others. The system of checks and balances protected against extremes. The system kept any branch from getting too much power or using its powers wrongly. For example, new presidents cant change the government policies as they wished.
According to the US Constitution* Congress and the Supreme Court control the president's power. The system of checks and balances made compromise necessary
Объяснение: Ну готово. Всё принципиально легко.
Tge past continuous is used to talk about an action that was in progress in the p ast.
noun+ was/were + verb with -in g ending