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To check here means to control, and to balance means to make things equal.
“Check”在這里是“制約”的意思，“balance”在這里是“平衡”的意思。
These checks and balances help control the three branches and keep them equal to each other.
“三權分立”既有助于控制這三個部門，又使其互相平衡。
If one branch tries to take too much power, one of the other branches can put a stop to it.
如果一個部門試圖掌控太多的權力，其他部門可以制止。
The second important thing that the Constitution does is to guarantee (or promise and protect) the rights of all Americans.
憲法的第二大作用是確保所有美國人民的權利。
The representatives at the Constitutional Convention didn't want the government interfering too much in the lives of the people.
制憲會議的代表們不想讓政府過多地干預人民的生活。
So they wrote a list of rights - a list of things that everyone could do - and made them part of the Constitution.
因此，他們寫下了一系列人民可以做的事的權利清單——并使之成為憲法的一部分。
These are rights that the federal government guarantees.
這些權利是受聯邦政府保障的。
The federal government is the national government, which makes laws for all of the states.
聯邦政府是國家政府，它為所有州政府制定法律。
There are also state governments that make laws for each individual state.
各自的州政府也可以為本州制定法律。
The third thing the Constitution does is to define (or explain) what powers the states have and what powers the federal government has.
憲法第三大作用是界定了州政府和聯邦政府所擁有的權力。
The states have to make laws that agree with the U.S. Constitution, since the Constitution is the supreme (or highest) law in the country.
各州制定的法律必須與美國憲法相符，因為憲法才是國家的最高法律。
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