alleryStart learning →The framers divided the national government into how many separate branches?
ANine branches
BThree branches
CTwo branches
DFive branches
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Three branches
1. Power was deliberately split rather than concentrated.
2. The framers resolved the problem of concentrated power.
3. They did so through a separation of powers.
4. That divided the national government into three separate branches.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_
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