In my opinion, the Constitution strike a balance of authority among the three branches of government mainly because there is a separation of powers. The legislative, judiciary, and executive branches are interconnected and they are dependent on each other. However, this does not mean that they can become enclosed in bias since many people are in power who all in all just represent the citizens of America.
Living conditions and working conditions in large industrial cities were typically dirty, overpopulated and unsanitary usually spread due to poor sanitation which caused various life threatening diseases