Which of these excerpts from the United States Constitution best reflects the principle of checks and balances? A.
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States . . . shall be the supreme Law of the Land...”

B.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

C.
“Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

D.
“The [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be [interpreted] to deny . . . others retained by the people.”