What does checks and balances mean? A system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.

A political system that protects liberty by incorporating a rule of law that cannot be ignored by the government

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state through elected representatives.

A system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government: national and state