Question

Why did the Founding Fathers want there to be separation of powers in government? (1 point) Responses to ensure the President always had the most power to ensure the President always had the most power to ensure no part of government could grow more powerful than another to ensure no part of government could grow more powerful than another to ensure citizens could never have complete power

Answer 1

The Founding Fathers wanted there to be a separation of powers in government to ensure no part of government could grow more powerful than another. This system was designed to create checks and balances that would prevent any single branch (executive, legislative, or judicial) from becoming too powerful and to protect individual liberties.