Verbal problem solving: The government’s system of checks and balances is jeopardized when the legislature refuses to ________ the power of the executive branch

GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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The government’s system of checks and balances is jeopardized when the legislature refuses to ________ the power of the executive branch.

I couldn’t understand the statement itself. Can you please clarify.

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So if I understood correctly, the question is saying:

The government’s system of checks and balances (meaning how power in each branch of government is balanced through the ability to review the other branch’s decision-making) is jeopardized (meaning it is challenged or no longer working/stable) when the legislature refuses to (meaning when the legislative branch does not want to) ______ the power of the executive branch.

I think that the blank has something to do with controlling or reviewing the power of the executive branch because if it saying jeopardy, it means that the system is not working. The system will not work when branches do not want to review each others’ decisions.

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