39. What best explains how the idea expressed in this excerpt is reflected in United States To what expedient then shall we finally resort for maintaining in
practice the
necessary partition of power among the several departments, as
laid down in
the constitution? The only answer that can be given is ... 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 No. 51, 1788
a. The Constitution can be changed through the amendment process.
b. Civil liberties protect individuals from government abuse of power.
c. Citizens have the right to vote ineffective representatives out of office
d. Power is divided into separate branches that check and balance each other.