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How powerful the federal government should be
Political power ultimately rests with the people, not the government.
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Alexander Hamilton
The issue of separation of powers is what divided the two parties during the debate over the constitution.
Baron de Montesquieu
The idea that the powers of government should be divided among different branches was called
How powerful the federal government should be
All the delegates believed that government had to protect peoples' rights to liberty and equality, and that a republic was the best form of government. The disagreement was about which people were entitled to vote and to hold office. They were divided over which should have more power, the individual states or national government.
They did not know how many people should rule the nation.