The Constitutional Convention limited the power of the executive branch by subjecting the president to checks by Congress, since the goal was to create a federal government free from the possibility of tyrannical rule.
Ivan 1 or Ivan Danilovich also known as Ivan Moneybag or in
Russian Ivan Kalita was the grand prince of Moscow and the grand prince of
Vladimir who was known for policies that increased Moscow's power and
transformed it into the richest principality in northeastern Russia. He had a
reputation for thrift and financial shrewdness that earned him the nickname “Kalita”
or “Moneybag”. Instead of conquering territory, he preferred to purchase. He
also made Moscow the spiritual center of the Russian lands by forming a close
alliance with the metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church.
