Identify the reasons why the Founders chose a central government with limited power and three branches. (Check all that apply.)

Question

Multiple select question.

The people demanded that George Washington be crowned king, but the Founders negotiated with them for a limited government instead.

The central government under the Articles of Confederation had proved to be too weak.

The Founders copied the three-branch government model from Britain, which had a king, a parliament, and courts.

Divided government under the Confederation had worked so well that the Founders decided to divide the new government into three branches.

The Founders' experiences with King George had convinced them that a central government with too much power could become tyrannical.

The people had decided that a central government could do some things more effectively than the individual states could.

Answer 1

The reasons why the Founders chose a central government with limited power and three branches are:

1. The central government under the Articles of Confederation had proved to be too weak.

2. The Founders' experiences with King George had convinced them that a central government with too much power could become tyrannical.

3. The people had decided that a central government could do some things more effectively than the individual states could.

The other options either misrepresent historical events or are not accurate reasons for the Founders' decisions regarding government structure.