Is the US governments systems of checks and balances detrime

Is the U.S. governments systems of checks and balances detrimental to policy making? why or why not?
Do current partisan battles suggest we need to adjust policy making?
If so, what might be done,

Solution

Usually the checks and balances of any nation will be decided based on their policies only. It is the same issue to US also, all the balances and checks are worked under the guideliness of US policies only. Some times, the policy makers may not able to guess the exact requirements and the estimation may be different from real needs.

Definitely, the policies must be modified according to the current trends and conditons. The policies which prepared 5 decades back are not suitable for todays government and the needs. Now each nation is opened their doors for globalization, most of the nations are encouraging doing business in their nations and providing many benefits to the non residants and people belongs to foreigners.

Earlier the sources of income for government is traditonal and limited in nature. But now they were expanded, and tax structure, income definition, socurces of income and so on, must be redefine.

The policies related to tax structures, bank reserve rates, interest rates, business licencings, and so on must be revised according to present needs.