What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? А The Articles of Confederation B
The United Nations С
The members of the president's cabinet
D Checks and balances​

i would say your answer is a)

sorry if im wrong

a drastic rise in oil prices ended decades of postwar.

depending on what kind of map for example a pltical maps works in many ways this iss how it works it shows the areas and places the democratics and the repbulcicans reside for example if   texas chooses trump for president there a republican state and if   califronia chooses hillary there a democratic state.