"to what expedient then, shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necesary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in the constitution? the only answer that can be given is the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places."

- james madison, federalist paper #51

which of the ideas incorporated in the united states constitution is expressed in the question above?
a) judical review
b) direct democracy
c) checks and balances
d) the powers of the three branches of government

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

Read the following excerpt from president roosevelt's july 24, 1933, fireside chat. for many years the two great barriers to a normal prosperity have been low farm prices and the creeping paralysis of unemployment. these factors have cut the purchasing power of the country in half. i promised action. congress did its part when it passed the farm and the industrial recovery acts. today we are putting these two acts to work and they will work if people understand their plain objectives. which qualities of effective leadership does roosevelt use in this excerpt? select all that apply. humility communication self-confidence goal setting

How did aristotle describe life for most athenians in the 6th century bc?