what is the signifigance of the words federalism, legislative branch, judical branch, checks and balances, and amendment in a new plan of government

The system of checks and balances in government was developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful. The framers of the U. S. Constitution built a system that divides power between the three branches of the U. S. government-legislative, executive and judicial-and includes various limits and controls on the powers of each branch.