Answer: C
Explanation: Checks and balances is what forms our current U.S. government to make sure that one branch doesn't have too much power over the other. The founding fathers were influenced by Barron de Montesquieu on his "Spirit of the Laws" which discusses the concept of the "separation of powers."
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<span>They wanted to "up the ante" and "test" our new President Kennedy.</span>
Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailor, set out to circumnavigate the world on the tenth of August in 1519. The crew along with the ship left from Seville in southern Spain and the crew members were from several nations, such as Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Germany, England and France. Magellan was an explorer and helped organize the Spanish expedition, which he undertook for the Spanish monarchy, which was supposed to end up in the East Indies (which is now southern and south-eastern Asia).
