Constitution v. Tyranny
The constitution is the Americans way to fight against tyranny. In 1787 when the constitution was written, the Americans wanted to protect the new nation from allowing one or few people from taking total power. This is known as tyranny. How did the constitution guard against tyranny? By using separations of powers and checks and balances, the constitution protects the nation against tyranny.
The first way the constitution protects Americans against tyranny is with separation of powers. They did this by splitting government powers into three branches, the Judicial, the Executive and the Legislative branches. As stated in document B, “Liberty requires that the three great departments of power should be separate and distinct.” …show more content…
Checks and balances were created to keep one branch of government from having control over another branch of government. In Document C, it says, “… the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that they may be a check on the other… (The three branches) should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.” This means the branches of government all check each other to make sure one branch does not have more power than another. The branches can approve or disapprove with things the other branches have decided on. If one branch became over powered than it could take over the government resulting in tyranny. Also in document A, it states, “The different governments will each control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.” What this is saying is that the state government has powers that it needs to be successful, but for bigger things the federal government is there for them. The state and federal government do not just control one thing, they help each other out helping towards no tyranny. Checks and balances of both the branches of government and the federal and state governments helps to prevent
The constitution is the Americans way to fight against tyranny. In 1787 when the constitution was written, the Americans wanted to protect the new nation from allowing one or few people from taking total power. This is known as tyranny. How did the constitution guard against tyranny? By using separations of powers and checks and balances, the constitution protects the nation against tyranny.
The first way the constitution protects Americans against tyranny is with separation of powers. They did this by splitting government powers into three branches, the Judicial, the Executive and the Legislative branches. As stated in document B, “Liberty requires that the three great departments of power should be separate and distinct.” …show more content…
Checks and balances were created to keep one branch of government from having control over another branch of government. In Document C, it says, “… the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that they may be a check on the other… (The three branches) should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.” This means the branches of government all check each other to make sure one branch does not have more power than another. The branches can approve or disapprove with things the other branches have decided on. If one branch became over powered than it could take over the government resulting in tyranny. Also in document A, it states, “The different governments will each control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.” What this is saying is that the state government has powers that it needs to be successful, but for bigger things the federal government is there for them. The state and federal government do not just control one thing, they help each other out helping towards no tyranny. Checks and balances of both the branches of government and the federal and state governments helps to prevent