Table of Contents
- 1 How did the framers create a strong central government?
- 2 Why did the framers want a strong central government?
- 3 Why did the framers choose to create a federal system rather than give more power to the central government or to the state governments?
- 4 Did the framers of the Constitution choose to create a system of government based on federalism?
- 5 Why was Marshall’s interpretation important to the framers?
- 6 Why did the framers think the Bill of Rights was pointless?
How did the framers create a strong central government?
To satisfy the concerns of those who feared an overly strong central government, the framers of the Constitution created a system with separation of powers and checks and balances.
Why did the framers want a strong central government?
The Founding Fathers, the framers of the Constitution, wanted to form a government that did not allow one person to have too much authority or control. A branch may use its powers to check the powers of the other two in order to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government.
What kind of government did our framers want and why?
The Framers believed that the best form of government is one in which elected leaders represent the interests of the people. This is known as republicanism. The Framers wanted the will of the people to be reflected in the daily decisions of government and to prevent a tyrannical government from rising.
What did the framers of the Constitution create?
The framers of the Constitution created the United States Senate to protect the rights of individual states and safeguard minority opinion in a system of government designed to give greater power to the national government.
Why did the framers choose to create a federal system rather than give more power to the central government or to the state governments?
The Framers chose a federal system instead of a confederation because they thought that governmental power inevitably is a threat to individual liberty, the exercise of governmental power must be restrained, and that to divide governmental power is to prevent its abuse.
Did the framers of the Constitution choose to create a system of government based on federalism?
The Framers chose federalism as a way of government because they believed that governmental power inevitably poses a threat to individual liberty, the exercise of governmental power must be restrained, and that to divide governmental power is to prevent its abuse.
What can you make about the way the framers organized the Constitution?
What observations can you make about the way the framers organized the Constitution? The framers organized the Constitution by setting up an opening statement for the Constitution then they placed the activles next and lastly came the amendments of the Constitution.
Why did the framers create two branches of government?
However, the framers who were from smaller states felt that they would not be able to make a difference in the legislative branch if the larger states were given too much additional power. To solve the disagreement of the delegates in Congress, the framers decided to create two parts to the legislative branch.
Why was Marshall’s interpretation important to the framers?
Marshall’s interpretative understanding reflects an approach that is true to what we might call “The Framers’ Constitution.” It recognizes that the Constitution sets forth broad principles and that the central challenge of constitutional interpretation is to define and then give life and substance to those principles in an ever-changing society.
Why did the framers think the Bill of Rights was pointless?
When proponents of the original Constitution argued in 1789 that a bill of rights would be pointless because political majorities would run roughshod over its guarantees, Thomas Jefferson responded that this argument ignored “the legal check” that could be exercised by the judiciary.