By separated powers and checks and balances, the authors of your text mean
A) that signing statements are explicitly constitutional.
B) that the framers divided government between national and state governments.
C) that the framers divided executive, legislative, and judicial powers and placed them into separate branches of the national government.
D) that presidents are more powerful than Congress.
E) that the courts have the power to review legislative statutes.

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Separated powers and checks and balances refer to the division of powers among the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) and their ability to limit and check the powers of the other branches, ensuring that no one branch becomes too powerful.

By Separated Powers and Checks and Balances, the Authors of Your