Checks and balances are essential to our representative democracy. Under our system of government, the legislative, executive and judicial branches provide balance and prevent each other from growing ...

ATLANTA (AP) — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and balances” is ...

This is an editorial from KCRA 3 and 58. President Donald Trump has swiftly acted on his agenda with more than 60 executive orders since assuming office. Some of these actions have prompted lawsuits, ...