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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 How does the constitution guard against tyranny? Federal vs. State government: Having a federal government and a state government helps to guard against tyranny because the 2 governments have different powers. Some powers that the government has: -regulate trade - conduct foreign relations - provide an army and a navy - print and coin money - set up offices - make immigration laws Some powers that the state government has: - set up local governments - hold elections - establish schools - pass marriage and divorce laws - regulate in-state business Separate branches to run the government: Having separate branches to run the government guards against tyranny because the different branches do different jobs. The legislative branch's job is to make laws. The executive branch's job is to enforce the laws, and the judicial branch's job is to declare laws unconstitutional. The different branches check one another: Having the different branches of the government check one another helps to balance out the power and also to guard against tyranny because one branch couldn't take total control of the government. The legislative branch checks the executive branch by having the right to impeach the president. The legislative branch checks the judicial branch by having the right to impeach the judges. The executive branch checks the legislative branch by having the right to veto a congressional legislation, and the executive branch can check the judicial branch by having the president nominate the judges. The judicial branch checks the executive branch by having the right to to declare the presidents actions unconstitutional, also the judicial branch checks the legislative branch by declaring laws unconstitutional. Great compromise: The great compromise guards against tyranny because one state wouldn't have more power over another in the government. The great compromise was when the delegates agreed that in the House of Representatives the representatives would be based upon the state's population. Also the delegates agreed that in the senate each state would have 2 delegates. 2 delegates per state in the senate. 1 delegate per 30,000 people living in that state for the House of Repersenativies.
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