The usual method of ratifying the US Constitution requires three-fourths of the state legislatures to approve the proposed amendment passed by two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress. Group of answer choices True False

Which statement best completes the diagram of the ways the different branches of government can limit each other's powers?

“a monarchy is indeed the most powerful of any… but then there is imminent danger of his employing that strength to improvident or oppressive purposes.”—william blackstone, commentaries on the laws of england which of the following documents addressed blackstone’s concern in this quote? the magna carta, because it limited the power of the king. common sense, because it encouraged american colonists to declare independence. the mayflower compact, because it created a government and the first written laws for plymouth settlers. the english bill of rights, because it later influenced the u.s. bill of rights.

What would you call a political system that is only meant to last for a short time