To keep any one particular leader from gaining too much power and if the people don't agree with certain laws they can speak up
limits power, gives citizens a voice!
townships were divided and still are today by the north west territory
The government would have become a tyranny if there was no separation of powers
Separation of Powers Separation of Powers
Separation of powers is what dividing the powers of government is called.
Federalism is when national government is split with state government and separation of powers is separation of the three branches of U.S government
To keep any one particular leader from gaining too much power and if the people don't agree with certain laws they can speak uplimits power, gives citizens a voice!
Separation of powers
"Separation of powers," Means that each branch of government is independent
The Articles of Confederation gave the government no separation of powers.
Separation of Powers
separation
how did the framers use separation of powers and checks and balances to limit the powers of government