Under a system of checks and balances: each branch has unlimited power and authority.
branches cannot influence each other.
one branch is more powerful than the other branches.
branches have the power to limit each other.

How does the principle of federalism affect the u.s. government? a. it guarantees that the united states will always be a representative democracy b. it ensures that the state governments have greater authority that the federal government c. it creates both separate and overlapping powers for the federal and state governments d.it divides the federal and state governments into three branches