Question

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Which BEST explains why the US government has a system of “checks and balances”?
A) It gives Americans the promise of ten basic rights and freedoms.
B) It keeps any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
C) It makes the government think about how and where it spends money.
D) It allows the people of the United States to watch over the government.

Answer 1

(B) is the correct answer!

Step-by-step explanation:

The system of checks and balances in government was developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful. The framers of the U.S. Constitution built a system that divides power between the three branches of the U.S. government—legislative, executive and judicial—and includes various limits and controls on the powers of each branch.

Answer 2

i beleive it is b)

Step-by-step explanation:

the whole reason are goverment is like it is today is so that one branch does not have to much power.