Question

The Constitution separates the government's power into three branches. Each branch has separate responsibilities, but they all must interact
with each other in different ways. This separation of powers includes a system of checks and balances, which are ways that each branch can
limit the others.
Based on the passage, the founders of the United States would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
Ob
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Kings do not have enough power.
Kings can take advantage of their power.
A government should have few checks and balances.
The branches of government do not need to interact.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. A government should do a few checks and balances.

Explanation

The founders of the United States were a group of thinkers and politicians who opposed the British colony in the North American territory and who fought against it to achieve independence. Also, they established a new democratic government in the thirteen colonies that existed at that time, to have a balanced and interrelated power. This system was influenced by the French Revolution that abolished the monarchical system and that served as inspiration for the independence of many colonies around the world, mainly in America. Therefore, the founders of the United States would agree with statement C. A government should do a few checks and balances because they chose to implement the democratic model in the Constitution of the United States since its foundation. After all, this offered "The Constitution separates the government's power into three branches. Each branch has separate responsibilities, but they all must interact with each other in different ways. This separation of powers includes a system of checks and balances, which are ways that each branch can limit the others ".