What Is the Main Purpose of Checks and Balances

question 53

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of checks and balances?

• A)to limit the power of government by making each branch dependent on the others
• B)to limit the power of government by dividing it along geographic lines
• C)to hold each branch of government accountable to the voters
• D)to prevent one branch of government from interfering in the affairs of another branch
• E)to create and implement obstacles to efficient governmental decision-making

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sample mean distribution, often used to estimate the accuracy of the sample mean compared to the population mean.

T-statistic

A type of statistic that is used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that estimates the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using standard deviation.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing to determine if there is a significant difference between two sets of data.