Question

What is the definition of the phrase "checks and balances"?

Question 5 options:

A system that gives more power to the executive branch


A system that gives the states more power than the federal government




A system that allows the states to check the laws passed by the federal government



A system under which each of the three branches of government oversees the powers of the other two branches and they limit each other

Answer 1

your answer would be A system under which each of the three branches of government oversees the powers of the other two branches and they limit each other

Step-by-step explanation:

i remember this from my 8th grade history class