Which offers protections against the abuse of power by the government?

Answer 1

Due Process as outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment has incorporated the Bill of Rights wording and is applicable in all the states. It is intended to prevent the government from abusing its powers. A person must be given sufficient information to determine how an act, event or action will impact he or she or their property. They have the right to appeal or grieve these actions. Due process provides a balance to the law that protects the individual.

Answer 2

The executive and judicial branches.

nuff said.
Congress makes up the legislative branch, one of three branches of government. In the United States, the three branches of government were organized so that they could watch each other in a system of checks and balances. If Congress begins abusing peoples' rights with a law it passes, the president (executive branch) has the power to veto that law, and the Supreme Court (judicial branch) has the power to find the law unconstitutional.

Answer 3

Due Process