Why was a cheeks and balance system set up in the constitution?

The U.S. System of Checks and Balances

In addition to this separation of powers, the framers built a system of checks and balances designed to guard against tyranny by ensuring that no branch would grab too much power

The Constitution divided the Government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. Just like the phrase sounds, the point of checks and balances was to make sure no one branch would be able to control too much power

apartheid, (afrikaans: “apartness”) policy that governed relations between south africa's white minority and nonwhite majority and sanctioned racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites. people should not get this wrong. i was just answering a question.