Why did the Federalists believe that the Constitution would prevent the national government from gaining too much power?

Question

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Responses

It included a bill of rights.
It included a bill of rights.

It divided the federal government into three branches.
It divided the federal government into three branches.

It won the support of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
It won the support of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.

It required the approval of 9 of the 13 states.

Answer 1

The correct response is: It divided the federal government into three branches.

Federalists believed that by dividing the government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches, each with its own powers and responsibilities, it would create a system of checks and balances that would prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.