Answer:
It keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Explanation:
The citizens back then were from Britain and they hated how their king had ALL THE POWER. Therefore, they have made up checks and balances so that a branch doesn't seem tyrannic.
The answer is A) the number of common people involved in government. One of the significant changes in the atmosphere in Jefferson's administration was the number of common people involved int he government. The first six presidents were <em>cut from the same cloth</em>, wealthy, educated and from the East. In contrast, Thomas Jefferson was a self-made man who believed that education was unnecessary to be in politics. It was because of this ideal that more common people were involved in government during Jefferson's term.
