Qu'Ran I believe.... If not then sorry
It protected our right to revolt against a government that no longer guaranteed us our natural rights<span />
Separation of powers was made so none of the government branches would abuse their power, they used check and balances to check up on each other
B. The states were weary of a British-style government.
Having been under the rule of an absolute monarchy, the Americans were weary of having one centralized government and purposefully made the Articles of Confederation weak.