I don't know what "this" means here - but Spain, England and Portugal based their empires on their sea explorations and colonizations - all their colonies were not reachable (or only by de-tours) by land.
China, on the other hand was not based on Islands, but connected by land: so here China is the best option.
Answer: The judicial branch's checks on the President and Congress lie in its power of judicial review. As advocated by Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers, the Supreme Court's status as the final arbiter of the Constitution implies its ability to nullify the laws or actions of the other branches. The judicial branch can check the executive branch by declaring presidential acts unconstitutional and can check the legislative branch by declaring laws unconstitutional. Chart with examples of powers that each branch has to check the other two branches.
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The correct answer might be A.
