The Founder Fathers judiciously established the system of check and balances to avoid any of the three branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial) from having too much power. Checks and balances allows each branch to check up on each other, limiting their influence and power. When the new Constitution was written in 1787 the Founding Fathers did not wish to have a government system like the British, which the prime minister had the majority of power. Instead they preferred to have a government made of three branches to keep in check each other’s powers (Roletther, 2017). The method as how laws take into effect is a perfect example of how the checks and balance system works. The steps are as followed. When the legislative
