The correct answer is - corporations.
The growth and constant development of the industry enabled suitable conditions for the formation of the first corporations. The corporations are basically businesses that are owned by multiple investors. All of the investors buy stocks of the company, or are given certain amount of stocks for holding a certain high position in the office of the company. The amount of stocks an investor has is reflected on the profit the investor gets, the more stocks the more profit and vice versa, but also more stocks mean more investment as well in the company.
This type of businesses saw a rapid growth and quickly they became the dominant business type in the Western countries, in fact they are still the by far most dominant business type in the present day.
At this time colonies were viewed as a major factor in determining a nations power internationally and also an engine for economic growth in a mercantilist system. Therefore, arguments in favor of U.S. Imperialism would have been fueled by the power struggle with European nations to exert global influence and dominance. Another major factor that individuals would have argued for was that colonies would have provided new markets and sources for raw materials for the growing US economy. In the end the U.S. did not become a major imperial power which most likely served the nation's power and reputation in the long run.
The system of checks and balances makes sure that one branch of gov. Doesn't get more powerful than the other by giving different powers to different branches. Like a certain branch can't do something without the "thumbs up" from the other branch. For example, the Executive Branch can veto bills from the Legislative Branch, but the Legislative Branch can override the veto. Hopefully that helped!!
