What does the separation of powers principle prevent? a. it prevents any one branch of the government from gaining too much power. b. it prevents the federal government from disregarding the wishes of the states. c. itprevents the federal government from disregarding the wishes of the people. d. it prevents any one state from gaining too much power.

Which points did chief justice roger b. taney use to justify the supreme court’s ruling in the dred scott case? the property clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the practice of judicial review established in marbury v. madison, the property clause of the constitution, and the due process clause of the fifth amendment. the necessary and proper clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the commerce clause of the constitution, the elastic clause of the sixth amendment, and the practice of judicial review established in gibbons v. ogden.