...aware of the dangers of the abuse of centralized power and for that reason built Into the Constitution a system of checks and balances between the executive, legislative, and Judicial branches and between the Federal and State governments to prevent that abuse. Without doubt these checks and...

...between the United States and Afghanistan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 16, 2005 Ms. ROS-LEHTINBN (for herself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA,...violence, and a deep sense of civic responsibility; 3 Whereas Hamid Karzai, formerly the interim President, was elected to a five-year term as Afghanistan's...

...BITHTON of Indiana, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PENCE, Mr. McCoTTER, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BAI^ART of Florida) submitted the following concurrent resolution;...violence, and a deep sense of civic responsibility; •BCON 163 HI 3 Whereas Hamid Karzai, formerly the interim President, was elected to a five-year term...

...WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. PENCE. Mr. MtOnTER, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida) suhniitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred...violence, and a deep sense of civic responsibility; 3 Whereas Hamid Karzai, formerly the interim President, was elected to a five-year term as Afghanistan's...

...limitations, so that the worst impulses of the common people would be restrained. They also created a system of "checks and balances" between the executive, legislative and judicial branches, so that abuses in one area could be corrected before they became too widespread. The system has worked...