When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner. What is the solution to prevent this?

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separating power among three branches of government
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What is the outcome of the decision described in the historical account by William Bradford: "That when they came ashore they would use their own liberty, for none had power to command them…"?
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The colonists chose self-government.
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Based on the passage, what conclusion can be drawn about this colonial view of the English government? The passage below is from a historical document. … Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government....
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Many colonists wanted to dissolve ties with the English gov.
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What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: The Articles restricted the states from collecting taxes. The Articles gave the national government too much power. The Articles gave the states most of the governmental power. The Articles made the national government responsible for negotiating treaties.
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The Articles gave the states most of the governmental power.
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Why did the Anti-Federalists insist that the Constitution include a Bill of Rights?
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They wanted to protect the people from a powerful government.
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Which legal dispute would be handled by the federal court system? A married couple is requesting a divorce. A man is charged with speeding in a national park. A juvenile is being charged with a curfew violation. A woman is suing for damage to her car caused by a state employee.
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A man is charged with speeding in a national park.
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Which example best demonstrates how the Constitution uses separation of powers to create a system of checks and balances? Options: Congress has the power to collect taxes, but the funds spent by Congress must be made public. Congress is responsible for passing laws, but the president is responsible for executing the laws. The president has the power to grant pardons, but the pardons must be approved the Supreme Court. The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces, but the power to declare war is reserved to Congress.
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The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces, but the power to declare war is reserved to Congress.
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