Question

\"Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.\"—James Madison. Which of the following statements both relates to the quote above and supports it by stating how the concern is reflected in American constitutional government? a. For this reason, the supremacy clause names the federal government the final authority on government decisions.
b. In this quote, power and liberty mean the same thing, so the power of officials is limited by frequent elections.
c. Therefore, each branch of the central government will have the power to check the power of the other branches.
d. A limited government is the only way to prevent such abuses, but the only limits are on state government power.

Answer 1

The correct answer should be c. Therefore, each branch of the central government will have the power to check the power of the other branches. In order to preserve both liberty and order at the same time, checks and balances were created to check each other out and balance each other out to prevent one branch from becoming too freely behaving or too tyrannical.