Question

the u.s. constitution creates a government with:
a. dozens of small branches that compete for power.
b. a group of judges who make and enforce all laws.
c. a powerful president and a weak congress.
d. three branches that have roughly equal power.

Explanation:

The U.S. Constitution established a system of separation of powers. It divided the government into three branches: legislative (Congress), executive (President), and judicial (courts). Each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, and they are designed to check and balance each other. This ensures that no one branch becomes too powerful.

• Option A: There are not dozens of small branches competing for power. The main three branches are the focus.
• Option B: Judges (judicial branch) do not make laws. The legislative branch (Congress) makes laws.
• Option C: The Constitution does not create a system with a powerful president and a weak Congress. There is a system of checks and balances between the executive (President) and legislative (Congress) branches.
• Option D: The three branches (legislative, executive, judicial) have roughly equal power as per the system of separation of powers and checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution.

Answer:

D. three branches that have roughly equal power.