Letters would be an example of a primary source
The correct answer is “The judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that.” – John Adams.
This would be the correct answer because in this quote John Adams highlights the idea that the independence of the judicial power allows for checks and balances between the three powers.
The term "Separation of powers" refers to a system in which a state organizes and divides responsibilities. Creating three different branches which are: the judicial power, the legislative power and the executive power. In this way each branch carries out their responsibilities independently, promoting a checks and balances system that prevents any of the branches from taking over or interrupting in the other branches' functions.
A directly stated consitutional requirement in the US constitution in Article 2 Section 3 is that the President must give to Congress recommendations regarding the State of the Union and recommend any actions that are considered essential and expedient.
True , because it stated that slavery was often referred and is recognized as the immediate cause of the civil war.
