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America's long history of 'checks and balances' is being tested by Trump like rarely before

America's long history of 'checks and balances' is being tested by Trump like rarely before

It's what one historian calls an "elaborate, clunky machine," one that's been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries.

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