They believed in many gods.
Referendum or maybe it could be this onstitutional grant<span> of </span>powers<span> that </span>enables each<span> of the </span>three branches<span> of </span>government<span> to </span>check some acts<span> of the </span>others<span> and </span>therefore ensure<span> that </span>no branch can dominate. and then maybe Referendum
Some examples of abuses of power could be the alien and sedition acts, Jackson’s veto of the US bank.
The federal gov did a good job at limiting some /most abuses, but the alien and sedition acts were a violation of the bill of right that the anti federalists had advocated for.
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