HSA 2007 Government Item 4print

HSA 2007 Government Item 4

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Read the excerpt below.

“After [dividing] the several classes of power, as they may in their nature be legislative, executive, or judiciary, the next and most difficult task is to provide some practical security for each, against the invasion of the others.”

—The Federalist, No. 48

Which of these principles of government is described in the excerpt?

  1. due process
  2. popular sovereignty
  3. checks and balances
  4. representative democracy

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