Question

This excerpt was written to:________

Answer 1

Answer: A

Convince people that the Constitution contained safeguards against government becoming too strong.

Explanation:

"Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governmental control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself."

The different governmental control were established to act as a sort of check and balance to each other. Checkmating the activities of the other so one does not become overly powerful in relation to the others. It was boldly written out to give the populace a sense of assurance as regards the amount of power one arm of government could control at a point in time.

Answer 2

Answer:

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"In the compound republic of America, the power surrounded by the people his first divided between two distinct government, and then the portion allotted to each is so divided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governmental control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself."

This excerpt was written to:________

a) convince people that the Constitution contained safeguards against government becoming too strong.

b) convince people that the power they gave up would be used wisely by a central government.

c) remind people that the concept of popular sovereignty was written into the Constitution.

d) remind people that the government must always be subject to majority rule.

Answer: convince people that the constitution contained safeguards against government becoming too strong ( A )

Explanation:

From the above excerpt written it contained and explained how the different arms of the government are been delegated with varying duties by the constitution and it also explains how each arm of government is regulated to ensure that they act within the confines of the law and also perform duties delegated to them by the constitution .

The different governmental arms control themselves and also helps to check the excess of other Arms. l the Judiciary and Legislature is mostly saddled with such responsibility