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The principle of checks and balances limits government power by:

A. making sure that laws apply to leaders and common citizens.
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O B. requiring citizens to vote to approve all laws passed by Congress.
C. preventing the government from taking certain freedoms away
from citizens.
O D. giving each branch of government some power over the others.

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D

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Answer:

D. giving each branch of government some power over the others.

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Each branch being able to check the power of other branches stops one form of government from taking to much power and pulling rights from the people.

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