System of Checks and Balances. The focus of this paper is the system of checks and balances of the United States. The Constitution of a democratic government provides for the control of powers through a system of Checks and Balances. This system refers to constitutional controls of the separate branches of government, i.e., executive, legislative and judicial, over one another to insure that not one will have more power over the two others (Grolier Inc 2000). It is commonly believed that the policy provided by the checks and balances of the Federal Constitution of the United States makes it the best-known and most democratic system in the world today (Grolier). Pages: 9 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 116 System Checks Balances.doc Price: 80.55