Discuss important ways in which our modern government ignores checks and balances.

“Watch the following video:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?15130-1/checks-balances (Links to an external site.)
Discuss important ways in which our modern government ignores checks and balances.  What are the consequences for us as citizens? What are the consequences for a government whose powers are defined by the Constitution and limited to its’ four corners?
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