They thought the power of the Government could limited by dividing the power between different branches and levels of government.
The Constitution is based on the separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. The founders felt that by dividing the power between three branches the power of government could be limited.
They were following the advice of Baron Montiesque that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The philosophy was that people want to do good but are easily corrupted doing what is bad. Therefore people have to be protected from the power of the government.
The bill of rights the first 10 amendments to the constitution were also designed to limit the power of the government and protect the people from the power of the government.
The second amendment allows the people to have weapons so that the people can over throw the government. The tenth amendment is suppose to limit the power of federal government. Any powers that are not specifically given to the federal government are reserved for the state governments and the individual people.
Railroads had a very large positive impact on <span>western settlement in the late 1800s</span> in the US, since this made it far easier and more effective to transport both humans and goods across large bodies of land.
in the 1900s The U. S. Wanted to maintain the created expansion and not 'push its luck' with other nations.
<h3>How was United States in 1900s?</h3>
In 1900s, United States gained a lot of space and territory which was a result of some events such as as world war and others.
However, imperialistic actions on the part of the united states was made because those territory gained by United States were been secured.
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At this time the US went to Defcon 2
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The answer is cannot be punished. The right to due process and fair trial is guaranteed by the fifth amendment and it states that a person cannot be punished until the law has been fairly applied. This amendment also protects people for being sentenced twice for the same crime and allows people to remain silent if they wish.
