How is power divided in the United States government?

USCIS 100:14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

TED-ed: How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman

Article II of the United States Constitution allows for three separate branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), along with a system of checks and balances should any branch get too powerful. Belinda Stutzman breaks down each branch and its constitutionally-entitled powers.

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USCIS 100:14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• checks and balances
• separation of powers