How Did The Constitution Prevent A Tyranny

During the Constitutional Convention, James Madison and his fellow delegates were trying to write a new document known as the Constitution, which would change the way the government would run for the future years of the nation. There were fifty-five white male individuals that joined the call for a Constitutional Convention in the town of Philadelphia in May of 1787. While gathered, the members found multiple problems with their current constitution, known as the Articles of Confederation. These problems included not having a chief executive, a court system, and the central government was very weak and limited. The members agreed to create a new constitution, to make the central government stronger, but try not to create a tyranny, like the harsh power of King George III. But the question remains, “How did the Constitution prevent too much power from getting into the hands of one person or group?” The Constitution was defended from tyranny through a variety of different ways while being made at the Constitutional Convention by using federalism, having a separation of powers in government, having a system of checks and balances, and having a
The central government's powers include conducting foreign relations, providing an army and navy, and declaring war while the state government's powers include setting up local governments, holding elections, and establishing schools. The two governments’ shared power, includes being able to tax, borrow money, set up courts, make laws, and enforce laws (DOC A). As shown, the central government and state government has specific power divisions where the central government is responsible for matters that help the country while the state government is responsible for more local matters within each