The Founding Fathers wanted to keep political pressure away from the Judicial Branch in order maintain the system of checks and balances. The system of government would only work if the judiciary was free from Legislative and Executive influence.
expressed powers
executive power
The framers of the U.S. Constitution advocated that the power of government would be limited. They ensured this by providing:
The framers were considered "the best people" in the country they wrote the Constitution and made sure Liberty was kept by keeping the country together and making it fair for every free man We hol these truths to be self evident that all men were created equal...
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The judicial branch was intended as a check on the power of congress to write laws. Theoretically, a political faction could gain control of both houses of congress in sufficient numbers to supersede the veto power of the executive branch - such a faction-dominated congress could basically enact any law they decided to, including laws which (let's say) ended the executive branch, abolished elections, and amended the constitution to leave them and their appointed successors perpetually in power (versions of this kind of legalistic coup d'état have in fact happened in several nations in recent history). The judicial branch checks this through its power to overturn any law that contradicts the spirit and letter of the constitution. However, if the justices were subject to political influences, then the same political forces which allowed such a noxious faction to gain control of congress could be used to sway the opinions of the justices as well, defeating their primary purpose.
Locke believed that political society was created to protect individual rights
Locke believed that political society was created to protect individual rights.
expressed powers
executive power
enumerated powers
Expressed Powers
protect the us constution
The Framers believed that separation of powers and checks and balances were essential to protect the rights of the people. They had to decide which powers to give to each of the branches of the national government, and how to give each branch ways to check the powers of the other branches. Today we will learn about the problems the Framers had in deciding how much power to give to the executive and judicial branches. We will also learn how they provided ways these branches could check the power of the legislative branch. Finally we will learn about the special system they established for the election of the President.
They added the Bill of Rights in order to guarantee the basic rights of all citizens.
The framers of the U.S. Constitution advocated that the power of government would be limited. They ensured this by providing:
the main importance of judicial review are: to protect individuals rights,to balance government powers and to create and maintain equality to every persons/people