Montesquieu outlined a system of checks and balances that would prevent one branch of government from dominating the others. Which would be an example of checks and balances between branches?

Checks and balances allow one branch to limit or review the actions of another. The Supreme Court, part of the judicial branch, can determine whether laws passed by Congress are constitutional, providing a check on the legislative branch. The other choices describe powers held within or by a branch rather than one branch checking another.

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