What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances? Group of answer choices

to make it difficult to amend the Constitution

to list the responsibilities of elected officials

to share power between state and national governments

to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

Are first amendment rights guaranteed in every situation? a. yes, because protecting civil liberties was one of the most important values to the founders of this country b. no, because sometimes the government limits individual freedoms for the benefit of the public as a whole. c. no, because people have to earn their first amendment rights by behaving in a responsible way. d. yes, because the first amendment is part of the constitution, which is the basis for all law and government.

Which concept is plato expressing in the excerpt below? when men have both done and suffered tyranny, and have had experience of both . . they think that they had better agree among themselves to have neither. . —plato, the republic: book ii

Without specializing, the total output for both countries after two days would be 48. if country a were to specialize in petroleum, its output would be after two days. if country b were to specialize in seafood, its output would be after two days.