Question

9. Why did the writers of the

Answer 1

America had just defeated the British and the writers wanted to create a new government that was nothing like England’s. In England there was one king who had control over almost every parts of a citizen’s life.

They also wanted to avoid having one federal government that decided everything for all the states.

Instead, the writers gave most of the power to the state governments so the power would be spread out and states had more power to decide what was best for them.