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Sedaia [141]
3 years ago
13

Which of the following best explains the purpose of checks and balances?

History
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Lynna [10]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

a. to ensure that no one branch of government gets too powerful

Explanation:

I just took the test! :)

Alex787 [66]3 years ago
3 0

the purpose of checks and balances was to to ensure that no one branch of government gets too powerful

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