# checks and balances

> Mechanisms which distribute power throughout a political system – preventing any one institution or individual from exercising total control

**Wikidata**: [Q8272977](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8272977)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checks_and_Balances)  
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