Question

What was the Framers’ intention with the system of checks and balances?

a
to keep political parties from becoming too powerful
b
to prevent one branch of the government from becoming too powerful
c
to ensure that the president would be the only official who could agree to treaties
d
to create a way for the federal government to provide more services to citizens

Answer 1

B. The framers wanted to ensure that a single branch couldn't be too powerful, so they created checks and balances so the branches could stop each other from doing whatever they wanted.