Is Congress effectively checking and balancing our government today?

The system of checks and balances is an important part of the Constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. ... Each branch “checks” the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.

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~b. the elastic clause gives the supreme court original jurisdiction in a limited number of cases.

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answer; i believe the correct answer is (favorable balance);