The principle of the checks and balances branches help prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful while this is of vital importance what might me one negative effect on this system?

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The principle of the checks and balances branches help prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful while this is of vital importance.

One negative effect on this system could be that one of the branches could defend a decision that is affected by a political bias or party interest trying to affect the proper political, legislative, or judicial decision at hand.

However, the importance of the checks and balances system is that none of the three branches has more power than the other, trying to exert more power that could end up being detrimental.

Let's have in mind that the executive branch is the President of the US and his cabinet. The Legislative branch is the US Congress divided into two branches: the House of Representatives or lower branch, and the Senate or upper chamber. And the Judicial branch that is the Supreme Court.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

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