The magna carta played a key role in the development of the system of checks and balances we use today. what purpose does this system serve?

a. it allows any citizen the opportunity to compete for political positions in government.
b. it keeps one person or group in government from having too much power.
c. it provides a way for government spending to be monitored and shared with the public.
d. it requires that each state's electoral votes are based on population to ensure fair elections.

Anagnos: . . it will no doubt be difficult for you there, annie. but it has been difficult for you at our school too, hm? gratifying, yes, when you came to us and could not spell your name, to accomplish so much here in a few years, but always an irish battle. for independence. (he studies annie, humorously; she does not open her eyes.) this is my last time to counsel you, annie, and you do lack some – by some i mean all – what, tact or talent to bend. to others. and what had saved you on more than one occasion here at perkins is that there was nowhere to expel you to. what do anagnos's words reveal about annie in this excerpt