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.
Hey there,
Based on my research, you correct answer would be
Hope this helps.
~Jurgen
I’m 1960, women made $0.61 for every $1 that men made. So women were not being treated as equals in the work force, and their work was not considered as valuable.
A the lower courts rulling stands and cannot be repealed i think
They empowered the federal government to prevent voting rights discrimination at the state level; it also resulted in an increased number of minority voters and black participation in the political process.
