It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices [checks and balances] should be necessary to control the abuses of government. . . . If men were angels, no government would be necessary. This passage says that the government is necessary because . The passage states that checks and balances are needed to

1 humans need guidance

2 prevent government abuse

1 humans need guidance

2 prevent government abuse

i do not know if this question has options, but a main impact of the federal reserve act of 1913, which created the federal reserve bank, was the international use of the u.s. dollar, which soon became the world's leading currency - particularly during world war i, since many nations around the world asked the united states for money.