Author Question: The system of checks and balances does not provide a means a. to stop a single branch of ... (Read 68 times)

809779 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The system of checks and balances does not provide a means

a. to stop a single branch of government from acting unilaterally.
b. for both houses of the legislative branch to agree in order for legislation to pass.
c. for the judicial branch to adjudicate conflicts between the states.
d. to select the best candidates for executive office.

Question 2

What did the framers of the Constitution hope to avoid by establishing three separate but overlapping branches of government?

a. Tyranny
b. Redundancy
c. Inefficiency
d. Ineffectiveness