What Is the Primary Function of a System of Checks

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of a system of checks and balances within the federal government?

• A) to hold Congress accountable to their constituents who voted them in
• B) to ensure that no one branch of government can grow too powerful
• C) to alleviate the stress of governing at the federal level of government
• D) to ensure that the states retain some of their powers

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Definitions:

Niche

The totality of an organism’s adaptations, its use of resources, and the lifestyle to which it is fitted in its community; how an organism uses materials in its environment as well as how it interacts with other organisms; also called ecological niche. See fundamental niche and realized niche.

Resource Partitioning

The reduction of competition for environmental resources such as food that occurs among coexisting species as a result of each species’ niche differing from the others in one or more ways.

Intraspecific Competition

Competition among members of the same species for resources such as food, space, and mates.

Relocating Nesting

The process by which birds or other animals move their nesting site from one location to another, often for safety or environmental reasons.