If the government is to powerful then the ideals of a democracy is pointless because the people will not have a voice in the government and the government will control everything. In addition, the nation will turn into a dictatorship because the people cannot vote for who will be in the government.
When in doubt choose c.....
The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.