AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(C) Checks and balances
When the legislature, executive, and judiciary independently limit each other's powers, this constitutional arrangement is called checks and balances.
The passage from Chapter 1 explicitly states: "Each organ checks the others. This results in a balance of power among various institutions. This arrangement is called a system of checks and balances." Federal division of power refers to power shared between different levels of government (Centre and States), not between organs at the same level. Always distinguish between horizontal (checks and balances) and vertical (federal) distribution of power.