Question

Why did the new constitution include a system of checks and balances?

It divided government duties among three separate branches of government.
It divided government duties among three separate branches of government.

It kept any one of the three branches of government from having too much power.
It kept any one of the three branches of government from having too much power.

It gave the president the power to interpret, pass, and enforce laws.
It gave the president the power to interpret, pass, and enforce laws.

It allowed for new laws to be passed with the approval of at least two branches of government.

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Answer 1

It kept any one of the three branches of government from having too much power.