Why Did The Constitution Protect Against Tyranny

While the articles of confederation were in effect, the United States government was vulnerable to tyranny. Before the constitution, the Articles of Confederation were the first constitution that ruled the United States, and they made the federal government so weak that they couldn't even tax their citizens. To fix this, the constitutional convention was called to set up a stronger government through a new constitution. How did the Constitution, a document that details how the government is run, guard against tyranny, cruel and oppressive government rule? The constitution protects against tyranny because of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers.
The first method the Constitution protects against tyranny is federalism. Federalism is a form of government where the Federal government shares power with the local government.. According to Document A, federalism does not give too much power to the federal or state government. For example, State power pertains to local matters like setting up local government, while the federal government can declare war and print and distribute money. Neither can do each others jobs. This evidence helps to explain why the Constitution guards against tyranny because this sharing of powers, federalism, doesn’t give local or federal government too much power, which would lead to tyranny. …show more content…
Checks and balances is where each of the 3 branches of government (Judicial, Legislative, and Executive), check on each other, or have power overone another.(Doc C) Each branch of government is able to check on one another and have some power over the other branches. For example, Congress can override a presidential veto, so the present can’t hold too much power. This evidence explains how the Constitution guards against tyranny because the other branches of government can check on it and if needed, exercise their power over said