1. what was an intellectual movement that spread from europe to america in the 1700s 2. who believed that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and the ownership of poverty? 3. according to john locke, whose job is it to protect the people's natural right? 4. qhqt document did thomas jefferson write that was influenced by john locke's ideas? 5. what did the dlecration of independence form the basis of?

letter d is correct.

the system of checks and balances is very important to the us constitution. it makes sure that all three branches of government have limited power. that they do not have too much power. with this system they can limit the amount of power that each one has. that way no branch becomes too powerful.

an example of this is how the executive branch can veto bills from the legislative branch but the legislative branch can still override that veto. the name checks and balances come from the power for one branch to check the   power of another branch to make sure that everything is balanced between all three.

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