Principles of American Government: Checks & Balances, Separation of Powers, Federalist No. 51 🔋

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the constitutional principles of separation of powers and checks and balances
• Explain the implications of separation of powers and checks and balances for the U.S. political system

⏰ What We Did

• Compared separation of powers with checks and balances
• Examined the perspective, claims, and evidence of Federalist No. 51 in advocating for checks and balances and the separation of powers as crucial elements within the new government

⚙️ Resources

• 9 Principles of American Government: Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances (and Separation of Powers)