The US Constitution set up a system of government with three co-equal branches of government. Each branch of government is responsible for different matters, which is known as the Separation of Powers, and is held responsible to each other with a system of interlocking responsibilities and obligations, better known as checks and balances.
The end result is a system where no branch should stand above the other branches and where each branch is responsible for their own set of responsibilities.
Answer:
C. the first representative government in the English colonies
Explanation:
Following the formation of the Great Charter in 1618 by the Virginia Company, the same company went ahead to establish the house of burgesses in 1619 which happened to be the first representative government in the English colonies.
This government was led by a crown-appointed Governor Sir George Yeardley(the first Governor of Virginia). It is also comprised of the advisory council and democratically-elected general assembly.
Hence, the correct answer is option C
