Quote: “ The purse and the sword must not be in the same hands. “ Question: Which of these principals of government is expressed by this statement?

Answer Options:

A.) Executive Privilege B.) Rule of Law
C.) Popular Sovereignty D.) Separation of Powers

D.) Separation of Powers

Explanation:

"The purse and the sword must not be in the same hands."

Separation of powers is a principle that divides the powers and responsibilities of government into separate bodies. The quote above mentions the "purse", representative of economic power, and the "sword", representative of military power, and demonstrates separation by saying the two government powers "must not be in the same hands."

that is true. they wouldn't compromise without the bill of rights