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The goal of separation of powers is to ensure

A. people are born with power that can not be taken away by government
B. governments have power because the citizen consent
C. governments that abuses it's powers should not be obeyed
D.one person or part of government does not have to much power

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Separation of powers ensures that no one instance of power has too much of it and is unchecked: in other words that no instance of power abuses its power. The correct answer is D. !
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