The ability of government to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful is known as
A) federalism
B) rule of law
C) checks and balances
D) separation of powers

C. It is the system of checks and balances

Explanation:

The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other two branches of government is called a system of checks and balances. A system of checks and balances is a system of government that seeks to prevent any one of the branches from becoming too powerful.

local max is .5

step-by-step explanation:

the local maximum is for x values between 2 and 4

it looks like the x value is 2.5 and the y value is .5

the correct answer is a