How did the framers build it into the structure of the American government?
Key points. The Framers of the US Constitution structured the government so that the three branches have separate powers. Each of the branches has the power to check the other two, which ensures that no one branch can become too powerful and that government as a whole is constrained.
How did the framers protect government from itself?
In order to modify the separation of powers, the framers created a best-known system—checks and balances. In this system, powers are shared among the three branches of government. At the same time, the powers of one branch can be challenged by another branch.
What were the original intentions of the Framers when they drafted the Constitution?
The Framers of the American Constitution were visionaries. They designed our Constitution to endure. They sought not only to address the specific challenges facing the nation during their lifetimes, but to establish the foundational principles that would sustain and guide the new nation into an uncertain future.
What were the intentions of the framers of the Constitution for the House and the Senate?
To balance power between the large and small states, the Constitution’s framers agreed that states would be represented equally in the Senate and in proportion to their populations in the House. Further preserving the authority of individual states, they provided that state legislatures would elect senators.
Why is original intent important?
Original intent maintains that in interpreting a text, a court should determine what the authors of the text were trying to achieve, and to give effect to what they intended the statute to accomplish, the actual text of the legislation notwithstanding.
Why did the framers create the First Amendment?
The Founding Fathers wrote the First Amendment in response to two centuries of state-sponsored religious conflict and oppression in America, and with a keen understanding of the religious persecution in European nations resulting from official state religions and religious wars.