How is power divided in the United States government? – Belinda Stutzman
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Article II of the United States Constitution allows for three separate branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), along with a system of checks and balances should any branch get too powerful. Belinda Stutzman breaks down each branch and its constitutionally-entitled powers.
Lesson by Belinda Stutzman, animation by Johnny Chew.



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