During the cold war, religious differences were absorbed within the notion of a common judeo-christian heritage, the term Judeo-Christianity is derived from the conjunction of Judaism and Christianity. It refers to a group of religious and cultural influences that combine the Jewish and Christian values and traditions that have shaped most of the Western world. The combination arises from the fact that Christianity began as an extension of Judaism.
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The framers of the Constitution prevented tyranny separating the powers of the government, creating the system known as check and balances, where each power excercises control of the other two. All this avoids the concentration of power.