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    The Constitution guards against tyranny in four different ways: Federalism‚ the separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and equal representation for each state. The first step to prevent tyranny is Federalism. The Constitution would divide the power between central and state governments. This idea‚ created by James Madison‚ is known as Federalism. (Document A) Powers given to the central government include the regulation of trade‚ conduction of foreign relations‚ providing an army and navy

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    think tyranny is just one absolute ruler‚ but it can be when one‚ few or many abuse their powers and become an oppressive ruler. When writing the Constitution‚ the framers had to guard against tyranny while still keeping the states united. The Articles of Confederation did not have a strong central government‚ so a new plan was needed that continued to give power to the states‚ but also gave power to the central government. The systems in the United States’ plan of government protect against tyranny

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    no laws or morals. The Constitution was brought up when a man named Daniel Shays began rioting because of the faulty government. The framers of the Constitution saw the actions of Daniel Shays and wanted to create a fair and non tyrannical government that could hold a nation together. Now the question is how did the Constitution prevent tyranny‚ I will answer this question by analyzing three documents and gather information to show how the Constitution guarded against tyranny. Federalism is one of

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    Federalism How does Federalism guard against tyranny? Federalism creates a layered system of the States and National Government. Creates a form of Government‚ Federalism. It equally  distributes all power. The states serve as as a check to balance the powers of Federal government does the same for the states. It is described as a “Compound Government.” with a double security and arises to the rights of the people. It offers double security to the people. Two-tiered system of government;

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    by one person with complete control such as a dictator? It is because our Constitution guards against tyranny. Tyranny is defined as harsh absolute power in the hands of one individual. In 1787‚ 55 delegates met in Philadelphia to fix the existing constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation. They decided to go forward with a new constitution that would completely guard against tyranny. The Constitution guarded against tyranny in several ways such as federalism‚ separation of powers‚ checks and balances

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    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

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    Tyranny is exhibited in many ways. In 1787 our founding fathers met in Philadelphia to discuss a problem‚ The Articles of Confederation were not working. So after a long debate‚ they made a decision‚ to throw out the old and in with the new. Meaning‚ to dump the Articles of Confederation and make the Constitution. How will another piece of paper guard against tyranny? Well‚ the Constitution will start a new era of government. Consisting of; Federalism‚ Separation of Powers‚ Checks and Balances‚ and

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    Could you imagine if our country was a tyranny? So much would be different about the way our country works. Thankfully the government created the constitution in 1787‚ in order to prevent this from happening. The constitution prevented against tyranny because of federalism‚ separation of powers‚ framers of the constitution‚ and big and small state compromise. One way the constitution prevented tyranny was by using federalism. Federalism creates a double security to make sure the people of our country

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    land of freedom and liberty‚ but how we maintain that? In the rule of the English‚ America struggled to get their rights with King George‚ who they considered a tyrant. Once they were able to get rid of him‚ they established their own government and used the Articles of Confederation. When they saw they were making no money to support their government‚ they finally settled with the new document: The Constitution; established in Philadelphia in 1787.With The Constitution‚ America seemed to do a whole

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    from school am I very happy bout that but so I can go to college. But at the same my personal life is not how I wanted ‚ I was happy once upon a time but now that ive been through so much I just cant take it‚ I lost the most important thing in my life. And it’s my fault I don’t know what to do. I try to talk to other there people but aint no point‚ of being who I truly and desire to be that’s how I felt at first. But now that I feel just hate and anger and it’s the only way I can survive. I tell my

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