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Which of the following excerpts from the Constitution best demonstrates the constitutional principle of separation of powers?(1 point)

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“The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.”
“The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.”

“No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.”
“No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.”

“Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”
“Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.”
“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.”

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The excerpt that best demonstrates the constitutional principle of separation of powers is:

“Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

This excerpt illustrates the separation of powers by showing how the legislative branch (Congress) and the executive branch (the President) have distinct roles in the law-making process. The requirement that both houses of Congress must pass a bill and that the bill must then be presented to the President for approval or veto exemplifies the checks and balances that limit the powers of each branch.