They pledged mutual allegiance
<span>On January 29, 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, effectively banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors. The law, which ushered in the era known as Prohibition, went into effect one year later. Although the amendment occurred at the federal level, as of the time Prohibition legally went into effect, 33 states had already enacted their own prohibition laws</span>
John Adams was an ambassador to France during the American Revolution. Also served in Amsterdam securing a large loan that helped finance the war. He was also the first VP under George Washington, though Washington pretty much shut him out.
So all the power isnt in one persons hands, and because if checks and balances werent here one person would hold all the power which would be bad :)
