In creating a national government with a system of checks and balances, the framers of the Constitution sought to
A)eliminate any role for the judicial branch.
B)limit the ability of any branch of the national government from becoming too powerful.
C)ensure that governmental accountability to the public was impossible to achieve.
D)make sure that the president was the nation's true leader who would get the final say about everything.
E)guarantee the supremacy of the states over the national government.

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The framers of the Constitution created a system of checks and balances to prevent any one branch of government from gaining too much power. Each branch has the ability to restrain the power of the other branches, helping to maintain a balance of power and prevent any one group from becoming too dominant. This system promotes governmental accountability and prevents the rise of tyranny.

In Creating a National Government with a System of Checks