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What were the founding fathers trying to protect against in the constitution?
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∙ 12y ago
They were trying to protect the country from becoming a anarchy. this is why the pilgrims originally moved from England to the new world. they were under a anarchy or under a king in other words. so the founding fathers tryed to to protect that from happening to America
... you mean a monarchy?
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∙ 12y agoChecks and Balances. This ensures that one branch of government doesn't get too powerful.
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protect the interests and property of wealthy Americans
Why did the founding fathers write establish justice?
The constitution was a set of ethical codes that the founding fathers wanted to create to protect the citizens, and the colonies. They wrote the laws not to establish justice, but as a way to define what rights citizens in the country were entitled to .
Some argue that the Shays's Rebellion inspired the founding fathers to write the Constitution in order to what?
protect the interests and property of wealthy Americans.
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Some argue that Shay's rebellion inspired the founding fathers to write the constitution in order to?
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What was the origin purpose of the US Constitution and what did the early colonists want to protect themselves from?
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