Answer:
Checks and balances, principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power. Checks and balances are applied primarily in constitutional governments. They are of fundamental importance in tripartite governments, such as that of the United States, which separate powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Explanation:
On April 30, 1803, America expanded from seventeen states to a country almost doubled that size for the price of fifteen million dollars. That equates to about three cents per acre. About 828,000 square miles of western territory that became six states and parts of nine additional present day states.
I believe your answer would be C