Montesquieu outlined a system of checks and balances that would prevent one branch of government from dominating the others. Which would be an example of checks and balances between branches? Congress and the president must declare war jointly.
The president can make executive agreements.
The Supreme Court determines the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress.
The president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Use the passage to answer the question. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . –the declaration of independence which enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage? thomas hobbes baron de montesquieu jacques bossuet john locke

Which was not characteristic of rome's two-hundred-year pax romana? oppression independence stability peace

What contribution did the pilgrims make to the development of american government