How Did The Constitution Use Checks And Balances

The U.S. constitution created America’s national government and fundamental laws. It guaranteed certain basic rights for citizens and was ratified in 1789. The constitution wanted to make the federal government stronger with three branches; executive, legislative and judicial. They also created a system of checks and balances to ensure no branch would be allowed to have too much power. In 1791 the first ten amendments “Bill of Rights,” were added to the constitution. The founding fathers used checks and balances and separation of powers to resolve issues and make compromises attempting to please everyone. The competing interests of different reigns of the nations, Sectionalism was between mainly the north and south. The north and south aroused