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Why was the concept of checks and balances established by the authors of the Constitution? a.so that no single branch of the government would gain too much power b.as a way for the Supreme Court to handle each of its cases c.so that a bill would have to pass through each of the three branches of government d.as an alternative method for choosing the president

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A

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If the branches of government couldn't keep each other in "check" and keep each other "balanced" then one could potentially gain too much power and ruin everything

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