In a presidential republic, the power of the president is kept in balance by power given to A. a legislative body
B. a hereditary leader
C. absolute monarchs
religious leaders

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.

deflation   hope this

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”