U. S. Constitution

Running Head : BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

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Branches of Government

The Reasons for the Division

The United States Constitution is an instrument that serves as the backbone of the nation 's government . It outlines the fact that the government shall be divided equally into three parts . The legislative judicial and the presidential branches are supposed to prevent tyranny from happening . It shall be an evident fact that the forefathers are trying to get away with the kind of government that England had . It

shall also be put into consideration that the United States is composed of different `states ' with different concerns and individuality . Each would want to rule by themselves

Thus , in some way , the Constitution serves as a compromise which shall guarantee the citizens and the States in general will have `perfect union , establish justice , provide common defense and /or security promote general welfare , and ensure domestic tranquility and secure blessings of liberty . The division of the government entails to limit the possibility of monarchy and tyranny from arising as a result of democracy . The forefathers are knowledgeable of the possibility that the majority might out rule several minorities that may result from corruption of democracy , thus , in the process of dividing the government , the possibility is somehow marginalized with the checks and balances that each part of the government impose on the other

The division of powers also tries to uphold the representative democracy . In such a way , every state has...