Checks and Balances in the US Government

The U.S government has a built in "check and balance" system in the Constitution. This system was built so that one branch of the government could never become too powerful. Each branch is controlled by the other two.
The power of the Executive branch is in the President, who is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President appoints the Cabinet and oversees the various agencies and departments of the federal government. The Presidential candidate must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and have resided in the United States for at least 14 years. Once elected, the President serves a term of four years and may be re-elected only once. The re-elected term is called a lame-duck term because after eight years in office the President can not be re-elected for the next consecutive term.
The Judicial branch hears cases that challenge or require interpretation of the laws of the land.…