Do you know the real way the U.S constitution guarded against tyranny? Well look no further than right here. First a few facts about the U.S constitution. It was written in 1776, in Philadelphia. The men who wrote it were actually supposed to be revising the articles of confederation( first government of the u.s) but instead they created a whole new constitution. So how did the constitution guard against tyranny? Well tyranny is is a rule by a dictator, king, or a small group. A tyranny occurs when the ruler or ruler's have too much power. There were fours way it was guarded, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and finally big states vs. small states. The first guard against tyranny was federalism. Federalism is the distribution of power in an organization, for example government, between a central authority and the constituent. The U.S has two types of governments, central and state. So by having to government to decide different things it stops one from being too powerful. Federalism protects against tyranny because it distributing different powers to the state and central government, neither can gain complete control other over the nation. …show more content…
Separation of powers basically means what it says, separating the powers. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states. So the U.S has different branches, that all have different powers. The executive power shall be vested in the president of the United States, judicial power shall be invested in one supreme court, and the legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states. Having those helps give equal power. Separation of powers guards against tyranny because it confirmed that no power is substantial than the