In order to establish a system of balances to create equal division of power. They didn't want the president to have to much power because the branches might do crazy things.
Well if we are talking about the United States than:
We have the Bill Of Rights
but before that we had the articles of confederation which was the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781,Which we receive guiding principles from Britain. Articles of Confederation was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
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The difference was that the Virginia Plan favored bigger states and the New Jersey plan favored smaller states. Later one the Great Compromise was made using petitions of both of this plans.
<span>The Tariff debates resulted in the South being displeased (as explained in the last question), and also resulted in the British threatening to end cotton trade with the US due to the high rates for the Cotton, and less revenue because of lessened trade with Britain. The rates had rose because of the tariffs. Few were pleased in the south because they had less revenue (due to lessened trade with Britain), but higher rates on to purchase things not made in the South. To lessen tensions with the South because of the tariffs, the tariff of 1832 called for the gradual reduction of rates, But this wasn't enough for South Carolina, who nullified the two tariffs.</span><span />