Tyranny
Maria Hoyos
Ms Sims
September 4, 2013
Period 5
The Constitution did everything they could to defend us against tyranny. How exactly did they do it though? In 1787 fifty five men met in Philidalphia representing The American States in order to fix their government. They did this so everybody from the States could have a say, and all of them agree equally to guard against tyranny. The Constitution had guarded against tyranny in four different ways which were Federalism, Separation of powers, Checks and balances and Big states vs. small states.
The first guard against tyranny was Federalism. This is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant. James Madison had stated in a “Federalist Newspaper” about Federalism and how it worked for the Colony. Federalism protects against tyranny because Federalism isn’t an absolute power, it gives power to both the central government and the states. Yet they also share powers and this prevents us from one person having all the power.
The second guard against tyranny was separation of powers. This separated the government into three different branches. The Constitution states that the separations of powers were legislative, executive and judicial branches. Separation of power can defend against tyranny simply because there are 3 powers. And this again protects us from one person having complete and absolute power.
The third guard against tyranny was Checks and Balances, which were the balances between the 3 branches of power. Document C shows us the checks and balances each branch has on the other. This power protects against an absolute power because if each power checks on each other, they are certain that one branch will not become powerful than the other.
The last guard against tyranny was the Big States versus the Little States or equal representation which means that each state will have certain amounts of senators and it all depends on their population. For every thirty thousand
Ms Sims
September 4, 2013
Period 5
The Constitution did everything they could to defend us against tyranny. How exactly did they do it though? In 1787 fifty five men met in Philidalphia representing The American States in order to fix their government. They did this so everybody from the States could have a say, and all of them agree equally to guard against tyranny. The Constitution had guarded against tyranny in four different ways which were Federalism, Separation of powers, Checks and balances and Big states vs. small states.
The first guard against tyranny was Federalism. This is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant. James Madison had stated in a “Federalist Newspaper” about Federalism and how it worked for the Colony. Federalism protects against tyranny because Federalism isn’t an absolute power, it gives power to both the central government and the states. Yet they also share powers and this prevents us from one person having all the power.
The second guard against tyranny was separation of powers. This separated the government into three different branches. The Constitution states that the separations of powers were legislative, executive and judicial branches. Separation of power can defend against tyranny simply because there are 3 powers. And this again protects us from one person having complete and absolute power.
The third guard against tyranny was Checks and Balances, which were the balances between the 3 branches of power. Document C shows us the checks and balances each branch has on the other. This power protects against an absolute power because if each power checks on each other, they are certain that one branch will not become powerful than the other.
The last guard against tyranny was the Big States versus the Little States or equal representation which means that each state will have certain amounts of senators and it all depends on their population. For every thirty thousand