Our government has three main branches that help run our government that we have today, the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. There are many ways in which these powers can become more controlling that it was destined in the Constitution. If one branch becomes too powerful, another branch can come in and overrule their decision. Checks and balances are a simple system, in The United States of America, where they keep each separate branch from becoming too powerful. One example of checks and balances is how the legislative can limit the power of the executive.The legislative branch checks the executive branch by overriding one of the President’s veto, they can impeach him/ or her, and they approve all of his nominations (2). This