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The Founding Fathers came from England, a country which had been ruled by a monarchy for centuries. They knew the dangers of having too much power concentrated in the hands of one person or one governing body. In order to ensure that no one branch of government wielded too much power, they incorporated a system of checks and balances among the 3 branches of government, the Executive, Legislative and Judicial. So the system that the Founding Fathers devised was intended to be a government with restrictions on what they were and, more importantly, were NOT allowed to do. The rules for each branch were laid out in the Constitution. So the Legislative branch creates law, the Executive branch (the President and VP) execute and enforce those laws and the Judicial branch what actions are legal and what actions are illegal. The Judiciary also makes sure that many of the protections afforded individuals in the Constitution are followed. Right to a speedy trial, right to a trial before a jury of one's peers as well as the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments. The Judicial branch is the only branch that is not elected by the citizens.

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