How Did Federalism Guard Against Tyranny

Many years ago our founding fathers made a government without tyranny, they were smart to do this because they didn't want to have all the power in the hands of one person or group. Delegates (55) gathered in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention to frame a government without too much power in the hands of one person or a group. The Constitution was signed September 17, 1787. How did these framers protect us from tyranny ? They wanted to create a government without tyranny and they did by creating federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and the small state big state compromise.

Federalism helps guard against tyranny by separating the state and federal courts. This makes it difficult for one government figure to seize control. James Madison …show more content…
So, within three years, some states get more than one representative depending the state population. The senate protects small states from being dominated by big states, while representation by population in the house protected the large states from being controlled by a minority. The Constitution says ‘’ representatives .... shall be apportioned ..... according to population .. The number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand , but each state should have at least one ..’’ The small state - large state compromise prevented tyranny by giving small states a voice.

When our founding fathers created a government without tyranny by creating federalism, separation of powers, having the branches check each other, and the small state - big state compromise they prevented tyranny from occurring. Now we have many people running our government so not one person is getting their way And the people of the united states have a voice .When our founding fathers made a government without tyranny they saved the United