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What Are The Pros And Cons Of A Constitutional Government

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“The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon.”
- George Washington

The Founding Fathers didn’t want a government like Great Britain’s: Power hungry and capable of taking people’s rights. So, they envisioned a constitutional government and the U.S. Constitution divided the government’s immense capabilities into three branches. Those three being the judicial branch, Legislative branch and Executive branch. This was called the separation of powers and it’s how the Constitution limits the government’s powers.
Checks and balances balance each branch to prevent a power-hungry behavior. For example, the purpose of Congress is to come up with bills that could potentially become laws. But, they can’t approve any laws they like by themselves,
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