Answer:
The correct answer is 3. The Constitution divides the U.S. government into three branches that can each stop, or check, actions of the other branches. This division of power is a result of the principle of limited government.
Explanation:
The principle of limited government is a form of government in which any interference by the government in the personal liberties and economic activities of the citizen is limited to the minimum by law, usually in a constitution. The idea of a legally limited state power is closely linked to the classical liberal and libertarian ideologies, and the minarchist state form.
The principle of limited state power is, to varying degrees, widely recognized in the Western world. The principle itself has roots in Hebrew law and is found in the Magna Carta and the Constitution of the United States of America.
