One of the things that worried the Founding Fathers most was what kind of government to have-- and they knew they did NOT want a monarchy. So, when the American colonies won their independence from England, the goal was to set up a government that would never have a king, or an autocratic ruler who could do whatever he wanted. The system of checks and balances established three branches of the government, each with its own unique role. The president was the head of the executive branch; congress, which could make the laws, was the legislative branch; and the Supreme Court was the judicial branch.
The system was designed to keep any one branch of the government from becoming too powerful: each one was in some way separate from the others, yet each branch was also interdependent. For example, the president could promote or champion a policy, but it was congress that was tasked with turning policies into laws; and the Supreme Court could overturn a law that was not constitutional. And while, over the years, there have been times when this system did not function in an ideal way (the Supreme Court validated laws about racial segregation, for example), for the most part, the checks and balances have indeed kept any of the branches from taking over, and have also kept our presidents from having unchecked power.
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This system is called the Checks and Balance System
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Individual Rights - Every citizen of the US has certain rights--freedom of speech and religion, freedom of assembly, to petition the government, the right to How_did_the_constitution_guard_against_tyranny, to move freely within the US, etc. These are rights of citizenship and the government can't take them away.Popular Sovereignty - The people rule, the government serves the people.Republicanism - The government supports liberty and the rule of law (actually 'republicanism' in this sense is not capitalized. When capitalized it means the Republican Party).Federalism - All the states join together to form a federal government which has certain powers over the states. The states are not -sovereign-.Separation of Powers - The federal government is separated into three branches, Administrative, Legislative and Judicial. Each branch has its own powers. No one branch can run the government by itself.Checks and Balances - Each of the branches has the ability to check another branch, so big decisions, like passing a law, require cooperation of more than one branch.Limited Government - Government is limited to just what powers it's given in the Constitution. it isn't allowed to intrude into our lives more than necessary.
they believed that a republic was the best model to safe gaurd individual rights, mitigate tyranny, and keep government accountable.