Question

16.

The Founding Fathers built into the Constitution the principle of
to make sure that no one branch of the federal government
gained too much power over the other two.
A. separation of powers
B. checks and balances
C. inherent rights of individuals
D. states rights
E government by the people

Answer 1

system of checks and balances

The system of checks and balances in government was developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful.