Joseph Brant was like <span>associated with </span>Great Britain<span> during and after the </span>American Revolution<span>. Look him up and do some research. It's not that hard to do research, you can't expect others to do it for you. :)</span>
Governments are supposed to have limited power because they are meant to serve the people, not the other way around.
Considering that, having stricter rules mean that the rules won't jut "do what they want" when in power.
Having strict rules and strict functions to each statesmen means that they are more likely to do what they are meant to instead of turning the power of the government against the people.
<span>Because of the concept
of legalism, it had become one of the reasons why dictatorship and
authoritarianism was rationalized by many dictators in the past. Legalism was
the philosophy used in China to those people working in the courts of the
emperors of China.</span>
Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the Civil War.