1. Why did the Founding Fathers divide the power of the government into three branches of legislative, executive and judicial powers?

Group of answer choices

A. To centralize the power similar to the English rule

B. As the supreme law of the land, the U.S. Constitution decentralizes power to avoid autocracy

C. In order to ensure checks and balances

D. Both B and C.

2. The doctrine of precedent is defined as___

Group of answer choices

A. Requires judges to decide current cases based on agreement

B. Requires judges to decide current cases based on morals

C. Requires judges ignore previous rulings and base a decision on common sense and fairness

D. Requires that judges decide current cases based on previous rulings.

3. Article III of the U.S. Constitution___

A. Places the executive power at the head of the judicial branch of the federal government

B. Places the Supreme Court at the head of the judicial branch of the federal government

C. Places the executive power at the head of the legislative branch of the federal government

D. Places the Supreme Court at the head of the executive branch of the federal government