Answer: It is a way the US government made sure that not any of the other branches would be too powerful, so all the branches are equally powerful
Explanation:
Id have say D. san padres island
Germnay, italy, and japan were known as the axis powers
Taking into account the statement above "Which was a feature of the relationship between the soviet union and the united states in the era leading up to détente?"
The answer is the Arms race. Hope this helps.