In the United States,checks and Balances Allow Each Branch of Government

question 59

Multiple Choice

In the United States,checks and balances allow each branch of government to restrain the other branches and,in so doing,support the principle of _____.

• A)separation of powers
• B)popular sovereignty
• C)legitimacy
• D)judicial review
• E)national supremacy

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Definitions:

Cephalic

Pertaining to the head or the cranial region of the body.

Splenius

A group of muscles in the back of the neck and upper back that helps in moving and stabilizing the head.

Longissimus Dorsi

A muscle in the back that is part of the erector spinae group, helping to extend, flex, and rotate the spine and neck.

Fascia

A band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs.