US Citizenship Civics Test· U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Choices
- AThe free press
- BPublic opinion polls
- CTreaties with foreign nations
- DChecks and balancesCorrect
Answer
Checks and balances
The Constitution divides power among the three branches so that each can check (limit) the others - preventing any one branch from becoming dominant.
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