Art. 5. There shall be formed in the said territory, not less than three nor more than five States; and the boundaries of the States... shall become fixed and established as follows to wit: The western State.. shall be
bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio, and Wabash Rivers; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincents,
due North, to the territorial line between the United States and Canada; and, by the said territorial line, to the
Lake of the Woods and Mississippi. The middle State shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from
Post Vincents to the Ohio, by the Ohio, by a direct line, drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami, to
the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line. The eastern State shall be bounded by the last mentioned
direct line, the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the said territorial line...
Based on the information provided here, this excerpt from a 1787 law is taken from
A)
The Bill of Rights.
B)
The Adams-Onis Treaty.
C)
The Louisiana Purchase.
D)
The Northwest Ordinance.

the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.

the system of checks and balances is very important to the us constitution. it makes sure that all three branches of government have limited power. that they do not have too much power. with this system they can limit the amount of power that each one has. that way no branch becomes too powerful.

an example of this is how the executive branch can veto bills from the legislative branch but the legislative branch can still override that veto. the name checks and balances come from the power for one branch to check the   power of another branch to make sure that everything is balanced between all three.

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the answer u want is going to be a