Define checks and balances and provide 4 examples of them in action in our republic

A system where each branch of government shares powers with the other branches to limit their actions.

Explanation:

Ex. The executive branch (President) may veto a law passed by Congress, however the legislative branch can override it with a minimum of a 2/3 vote form both the House and the Senate.

Ex. The executive branch can appoint people to federal positions, however the Senate must "Advise and Consent" meaning they must confirm the appointment

Ex. The judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional, however the legislative branch can hold a vote to overrule it.

Ex. The executive branch can declare executive orders, however the judicial branch can declare acts unconstitutional.

peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

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on november 6 and 7, 1917 (or october 24 and 25 on the julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the october revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by bolshevik party leader vladimir lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the duma's provisional government.