Which theme do the two passages have in common? The political party system has historically posed significant difficulties for democratic societies.

Giving too much authority to any person or group of people can lead to corruption and the abuse of power.

The broad powers granted to Congress make the legislative branch the most powerful branch of the U. S. government.

Shifting the balance of power between the branches of the U. S. government, which requires a Constitutional amendment, is overly complicated.

Giving too much authority to any person or group of people can lead to corruption and the abuse of power

Explanation:

From what I read this is what I believe the answer is

the passage can be best described as: "the british legislature extended an unwarranted jurisdiction".

we can say that because the text clearly states how the people of the colonies warned the british about their excessive desire to rule over them, without taking into consideration the difficulties their brothers had experienced in america: they struggled to establish the colonies, to adapt to new types of weather, fight with the natives, etc., and how they now see (or then saw) the only way out was to cut all ties with the british, since they ignored the people's petitions.